{"id":78464,"date":"2023-06-23T15:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/majority-chief-whip-proposes-that-asamoah-gyan-should-be\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:51:04","slug":"majority-chief-whip-proposes-that-asamoah-gyan-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/majority-chief-whip-proposes-that-asamoah-gyan-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority Chief Whip proposes that Asamoah Gyan should be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"462\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1687535464_683_Screenshot-2023-06-05-132547-696x462.png\"   alt=\"Asamoah Gyan\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asamoah Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has proposed that Asamoah Gyan should be studied in Ghanaian schools to inspire the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>His comment comes after the former Black Stars captain and striker announced his retirement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawmaker, Gyan, who is the country\u2019s\u00a0all-time goalscorer also merits a monument erected in his honour.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Annor-Dompreh-.18-PM-1.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Annoh-Dompreh\" class=\"wp-image-2263854\" width=\"726\" height=\"556\"  \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Frank Annoh-Dompreh<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA man with such great ability and talents both on and off the pitch deserves more,\u201d Annoh-Dompreh said on the floor of Parliament on Thursday,\u00a0June 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly believe this personality and vision should be studied in schools to inspire the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, a monument should be erected in his name to show our appreciation for the diverse contribution he has made to Ghana and the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is an iconic figure whose brand should be promoted to inspire other rich and endowed footballers to act likewise in the manner in which he contributed to the socio-economic development of our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker, he may [have] missed the golden opportunity of not qualifying Ghana to the semi-final in the 2010 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNonetheless, he never missed the opportunity for restoring joy into the heart of Ghanaians with music, dance, and economic opportunities that he has offered the youth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan also remains the continent\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer with six goals.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old kicked off his career at Liberty Professionals. He also played for Udinese Calcio, Stade Rennais, Sunderland, Al Ain, Shanghai SIPG, Kayerispor, and NorthEast United before playing for Ghana Premier League side, Legon Cities.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan featured at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups in Germany, South Africa and Brazil respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0CQ-rDrB0yE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demand For Compensation: Aboso, Tarkwa residents threaten to stop railway project (23-6-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0CQ-rDrB0yE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has proposed that Asamoah Gyan should be studied in Ghanaian schools to inspire the next generation. His comment comes after the former Black Stars captain and striker announced his retirement on Tuesday. According to the lawmaker, Gyan, who is the country\u2019s\u00a0all-time goalscorer also merits a monument [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":73602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Majority Chief Whip proposes that Asamoah Gyan should be - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/majority-chief-whip-proposes-that-asamoah-gyan-should-be\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Majority Chief Whip proposes that Asamoah Gyan should be - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Asamoah Gyan Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has proposed that Asamoah Gyan should be studied in Ghanaian schools to inspire the next generation. 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