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The 35-year-old took to the field for his new team on Friday, his first domestic game since 2003.
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan completed his return to national football for the first time in 17 years with a second-half appearance, as his Legon Cities team settled for a 0-0 draw with Medeama in the Premier League of Ghana (GPL) on Friday.
Signed in October, the veteran forward made his long-awaited substitute debut in the 70th minute of matchday three at Accra Sports Stadium.
It was the first time he had taken the field in the national championship since leaving the Liberty Professionals for Italian Udinese in 2003.
⏱️ 70 ‘@ ASAMOAH_GYAN3 He’s coming to make his debut with the Royals.
| 0-0 | #LegonCiudadesMedeama # GPLwk3 pic.twitter.com/DLzdAhLZZw
– Legon Cities FC (@LegonCitiesFC) November 27, 2020
In the end, Legon and Medeama shared the loot, leaving them 13th and 12th on the league table, respectively.
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Without a club since leaving NorthEast United from the Indian Super League in January, Gyan joined Legon as a free agent on a one-year deal.
He had to wait for the right moment to make his first appearance for the Royals due to lack of matchmaking.
Without the former Sunderland and Rennes striker, Legon was unable to score in open play in their first two games, culminating in disappointing results: 1-1 draw at home to Berekum Chelsea and 3-0 away loss to the Major Olympics, in his first two games.
The poor results led to the dismissal of Bosnian-German coach Goran Barjaktarevic earlier this week, with former Asante Kotoko and Nigeria coach Bashir Hayford taking his place.
“Sometimes people forget that the Ghana league is also a professional league,” Gyan told the BBC of his return home earlier this month.
“I have the offer [from Legon] and everything was fine: as a professional, you have to evaluate everything. I am very proud to be in the Ghana league.
“The most important thing is that they took the contract seriously. I’m a very serious guy, even though people also see me as a funny guy, but when it comes to work, it’s work. It’s all about seriousness.
“I’m in Ghana and I’m at home. I signed for this club because they have a great project: they want to change Ghana football. I came here for a reason, so while I enjoy football, we are also doing things behind the scenes.” for the benefit of Ghana football. “
Gyan is Ghana’s all-time top scorer and the most international player with 51 goals in 109 international matches.
He will hope to make his first start for Legon when they play Dreams FC in their next game.
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