{"id":167897,"date":"2024-04-03T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/build-the-black-stars-around-mohammed-kudus-asamoah-gyan-tells-otto-addo\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:57:06","slug":"build-the-black-stars-around-mohammed-kudus-asamoah-gyan-tells-otto-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/build-the-black-stars-around-mohammed-kudus-asamoah-gyan-tells-otto-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Build the Black Stars around Mohammed Kudus \u2013 Asamoah Gyan tells Otto Addo \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has urged the Black Stars technical team to build the senior national team around Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan asserted that the West Ham United man is currently the best Ghanaian footballer and thus deserves to be the main man for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars\u2019 all-time goal scorer further noted that Ghana seemed to be in the Kudus era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s obvious. And if I say it\u2019s obvious, you know it\u2019s Mohammed Kudus,\u201d he said on Asempa FM when asked who should the Black Stars be built around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers have come and gone. There was the Abedi Pele era, the Stephen Appiah era, the Michael Essien era, the Sulley Muntari era, and the Asamoah Gyan era. I think for now it looks like it\u2019s Kudus\u2019. Because he is the only Ghanaian player performing in Europe and it is not just any league, it\u2019s the Premier League,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gyan, Kudus is not just Ghana\u2019s best footballer right now, but also the best African footballer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is not just the only Ghana, I think he is doing so well in Africa. He is the only African player doing so well for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus is having a scintillating debut season at West Ham United after joining the side from Ajax in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals and provided 5 assists in all competitions for the Hammers in 36 games.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the goals and assists, Kudus has been exciting to watch as he is ranked as the best dribbler in the 2023\/2024 Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>EE\/EK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has urged the Black Stars technical team to build the senior national team around Mohammed Kudus. Gyan asserted that the West Ham United man is currently the best Ghanaian footballer and thus deserves to be the main man for the national team. 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