Captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan says Ghanaians should appreciate his goalscoring abilities and must remember him with that after his retirement from international football.
Gyan believes the majority of Ghanaians do not value what he has done for the nation.
Gyan, who is celebrating his 33rd birthday today, November 22 is Ghana’s all-time leading goal scorer having netted 51 goals in 106 appearances including six in three FIFA World Cup tournament.
The Kayserispor forward has been the main man up front for the Black Stars since 2006.
But the die-hard striker says he is not appreciated by his country as people always talk against him.
In an interview with the controversial host of Fire for Fire Sports show, Patrick Osei Agyeman who has been a critic of the Kayerispor forward for the past years the forward said he wants Ghanaians to remember him for the goals he scored for the national team.
Gyan has long been overlooked in conversations about the continent’s best forwards but his ability to hit the back of the net from almost anywhere on the pitch has made life miserable for defenders and goalkeepers over the years.Â
He has scored a few look-at-me goals but his Black Stars goal portfolio also includes simple tap-ins, headers and free-kicks.
Yet, there are many in Ghana who salivate at any opportunity to pounce on a man who made his international debut in 2003, aged 17, and scored against Somalia.
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Throughout his career, Gyan has never been far from criticism and abuse from his own fans and, incredibly, some of his critics claim that missed penalties at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations damaged his legacy beyond repair.
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