“I Am Not Retiring From Football Anytime Soon”- Gyan

Black Stars general skipper, Asamoah Gyan, has boldly declared that quitting the beautiful game is not in his plans at the moment because he is loved across the length and breadth of Ghana.

According to him, he has no plans of walking away from football and he made this very clear in an interview with TV3’s Juliet Bawuah on her “In Conversation” programme.

“It looks like people want to retire me but I am not done yet. I had a couple of injuries but I am getting back to full fitness. I am now okay and I feel good in my body. I have gained a bit of weight that I have to lose and get back to shape.

For me, what I feel will make someone quit is the lack of dedication but my dedication is still there and so, I feel I have a lot to prove on the field. I always say to myself that I will call it a day on my own terms. Nobody can retire me.” He said.
The former captain of the Black Stars added he is yet to receive the needed praise from Ghanaians for his immense contributions to the Black Stars but is of the view that almost the entire population loves him.

“I feel like people love me more than the people who don’t which is a balance thing. I think 90% of the Ghanaian populace love me but the negative once causes more damage than the positive once”

“Me feel unappreciated, the records are there. Just recently I have seen people saying a lot of good things about me on social media but I do ask myself why didn’t they said it before when I was in my prime causing problems for defenders”

“Now that we are home and I am 34 years now, people want to retire me. They think I have retired and that want to say good things about me. Sometimes it feels good but sometimes I just sit down and shake my head”

“I’m also a fan of social media, I remember somebody tweeted about Ronaldo that he has scored in ten consecutive tournaments that is where you will see a Ghanaian writing, oh Asamoah Gyan did this and I do ask myself why you didn’t say it before. You want somebody to praise his hero before you counter that person” he emphasized.
Gyan is the most capped player for Ghana with 109 appearances.