{"id":171545,"date":"2024-04-15T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/ghana-honouring-me-with-a-statue-will-be-a-bonus-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:08:01","slug":"ghana-honouring-me-with-a-statue-will-be-a-bonus-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/ghana-honouring-me-with-a-statue-will-be-a-bonus-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana honouring me with a statue will be a bonus \u2013 Asamoah Gyan \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has opined that honouring his contributions with a statue will be a plus.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, building a statue for him beyond celebrating his remarkable feats for the nation through sports, will be welcomed as a bonus to his legendary status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a bonus \u2013 honestly I will be happy because there is no single person who will not be appreciated once he\u2019s honoured in that manner,\u201d he told Darius Osei Ember on the Angel Sports Live show on Angel TV Wednesday, April 10, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIf you are appreciated for some feats achieved, I think it is always the best, at the same time, if you are not appreciated too, it disturbs but for me, I\u2019m not focused on that rather I\u2019m keenly focusing and continuing what God asked me to do for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaby Jet\u201d as affectionately called, made the statement when responding to a question posed to him by the host about the country recognising him by way of erecting a statue in his name.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former Liberty Professionals player, he has paid his dues to the country during his playing days and looks forward to expanding it into football administration, therefore, any other means to further recognise his contributions to the country would be embraced respectfully.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah Gyan who featured for the Black Stars at three FIFA World Cup tournaments (2006, 2010, and 2014) is Ghana\u2019s All-Time leading goal scorer with 51 goals.<\/p>\n<p>He currently holds the record as Africa\u2019s player with the highest goals at the biggest international showpiece with six goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>angelonline.com<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-714.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-850255\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has opined that honouring his contributions with a statue will be a plus. 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