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Former Sunderland ace sheds light on his international future after joining Ghana’s Premier League team
Ghana’s veteran striker Asamoah Gyan believes his recent move to the Premier League (GPL) Legon Cities could catapult him back into contention for the national team.
The 34-year-old signed a one-year contract with the national team on Saturday, ending a nine-month stint without a club and marking his return to the GPL for the first time since 2003.
Currently the most capped Ghana player and all-time top scorer, he has not been called up to the Black Stars since taking part in the 2009 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
“Someone could say ‘he’s about to retire or something’ but I’m not listening to that and I’m just focusing on my playing career and then I’ll see what happens,” he told BBC Sport Africa.
“That [Ghana call-up] it depends on how everything goes. I am a new player in Legon Cities and I have to focus on my game.
“Right now I need to get in shape and start scoring goals and then we’ll see where my future is with the national team. The guys are doing well, it’s a new generation right now and I’m also focusing on my personal and my career. As a player.
“First I have to do well in the league, and that’s what matters to me. I have to start playing and enjoying my football and it will happen naturally if it is supposed to. It all depends on me.”
Gyan made his Ghana debut in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Somalia in 2003. He then scored in the tournament finals in a group match against the Czech Republic in Germany, which was the team’s first goal. West Africans in a World Cup.
At the 2010 World Cup, he played a crucial role in helping the Black Stars reach the quarterfinals of the tournament, scoring a winner in overtime in a round of 16 matchup against the United States.
Four years later, in Brazil, a goal against Portugal in Ghana’s final group stage match earned him the title of Africa’s all-time top scorer at the World Cup, beating Roger’s previous record of five goals. Mile of Cameroon.
Also currently Ghana’s second all-time top scorer in Afcon, the former Udinese, Sunderland and Rennes striker has amassed a total of 109 appearances and 51 goals for the West Africans.
Legon Cities will begin their GPL 2020-21 campaign against Berekum Chelsea on November 14.
