{"id":77820,"date":"2023-06-21T14:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/21\/fifa-caf-and-gfa-pay-respect-to-asamoah-gyan-after-retiring\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T14:25:10","slug":"fifa-caf-and-gfa-pay-respect-to-asamoah-gyan-after-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/21\/fifa-caf-and-gfa-pay-respect-to-asamoah-gyan-after-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA, CAF and GFA pay respect to Asamoah Gyan after retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Asamoah Gyan\u2019s retirement from football has shaken the core of the football world.<\/p>\n

The former Black Stars captain announced his retirement on Tuesday, June 20.<\/p>\n

Gyan remains one of the best strikers to have ever played for the senior national team.<\/p>\n

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He remains the country\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer with 51 goals and Africa\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the World Cup with six goals.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the retirement of the Black Stars great, FIFA in a post on Twitter said, \u201cAsamoah Gyan was always able to produce magic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Ghana Football Association in a tweet also praised the former striker.<\/p>\n

Also, the continent\u2019s football governing body also in a tweet praised Gyan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAn absolute legend of the game,\u201d CAF said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ghanaian footballing icon, Asamoah Gyan hanged up his boots.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best to ever do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gyan, who started his playing career at Liberty Professionals, moved on to play for Stade Rennes, Udinese Calcio, Sunderland, Al Ain, Shanghai SIPG, Kayerispor, NorthEast United and Legon Cities.<\/p>\n

He last played for the Black Stars during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt where the Black Stars exited at the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

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