{"id":78490,"date":"2023-06-23T17:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/minister-salutes-gyan\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:09:11","slug":"minister-salutes-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/minister-salutes-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Salutes Gyan &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Asamoah Gyan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has paid a glowing tribute to legendary striker Asamoah Gyan following his retirement from football.<\/p>\n<p>After almost two decades of dedication to the national team, the former Sunderland and Stade Rennais striker hanged his boots on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan announced his retirement during the Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have since been pouring in for the former Black Stars captain, with the minister being the latest to sing praises of the forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsamoah Gyan, a true Ghanaian legend, has announced his retirement from football. He is undoubtedly one of the most iconic players in African football history, and his legacy will live on for generations to come,\u201d wrote the Sports Minister on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for his service to the national team, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan ends his career with the record of being Ghana\u2019s all-time leading scorer and the African with the most goals at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>GHANASOCCERNET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan \u00a0 Ghana\u2019s Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has paid a glowing tribute to legendary striker Asamoah Gyan following his retirement from football. After almost two decades of dedication to the national team, the former Sunderland and Stade Rennais striker hanged his boots on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. 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