{"id":194096,"date":"2024-06-27T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/black-stars-have-given-us-hope-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:41:04","slug":"black-stars-have-given-us-hope-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/black-stars-have-given-us-hope-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars Have Given Us Hope \u2013Asamoah Gyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Asamoah Gyan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, has stated that the current crop of players in the Black Stars have breathed hope into the football fraternity.<\/p>\n<p>The Stars have won two streak games in their World Cup qualifiers against Mali in Bamako and Central African Republic in Kumasi recently.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, the team had struggled in their games until the return of Otto Addo, and has suggested the need for consistency.<\/p>\n<p>And to the all-time Stars top scorer, that is refreshing and he is calling for the keeping together of the current set for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team has given us hope,\u201d Gyan said on <strong><em>UTV<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve raised the spirit high. We should take it game by game and make sure we win. We have quality. It is a young team, a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has, however, urged Ghanaians to manage their expectations and focus on developing the new squad, saying, \u201cWe should limit our expectations and not dwell in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s forget about trophies, if we win it\u2019s a plus. In five years\u2019 time, if we can maintain 80% of this team they can dominate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gyan, 38, who retired from football in June last year, is currently embarking on a nationwide\u00a0 sports development campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kofi Owusu Aduonum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan \u00a0 Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, has stated that the current crop of players in the Black Stars have breathed hope into the football fraternity. 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