The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo has intervened in the growing tension that’s brewing from the camp of the senior national team, the Black Stars after Asamoah Gyan announced his shock retirement from the team.
Ghana’s most prolific player of all time and current captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan ruffled few feathers days ago when he announced his retirement from the national team just few weeks to the commencement of the AFCON tournament to be hosted by Egypt.
The President has reportedly asked the player to rescind his decision following a meeting with head coach Kwesi Appiah and other management members of the Black Stars team at the Jubilee House on Tuesday.
A statement from the presidency READS;
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, this afternoon, held a meeting with the Minister for Youth and Sports, the President of the GFA Normalisation Committee, and the Chair of the Management Committee of the Senior National Football Team, the Black Stars.
The meeting, a continuation of the regular meetings the President holds with them, discussed, amongst others, the preparations being made towards AFCON 2019, and how to end Ghana’s AFCON trophy drought.
President Akufo-Addo, subsequently, also spoke on the telephone with Asamoah Gyan, and informed him of the considerable national disquiet over his decision to retire from the Black Stars.
The President urged him, in the national interest, to rescind his decision to retire from the Black Stars, and make himself available for selection by Coach Kwasi Appiah.
Source: www.Ghgsossip.com
