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Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has opened up on his campaign with Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the legendary goal scorer has sat down with FIFA for an interview.
In the interview shared on the Twitter page of FIFA, Asamoah Gyan has lifted the lid on his infamous penalty miss against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The football great says he was saddened by the penalty miss especially when he was one of the top 3 best players in the world and played with so much confidence.
“I was one of the top 3 best players In the world at that time. I was on top of the world, I was confident,” Asamoah Gyan shared.
He further explained the penalty miss saying, “A day before the Uruguay game I shot 20 penalties against our goalkeeper at training, I scored all 20. I was going to my left side of the goalkeeper.
“I saw him going to the left. And then I saw him going to my right where I was shooting the bad. He feinted me and then went to where the ball went. I didn’t know how the ball went up. Technically there was something wrong. I didn’t have the right technique.”
Gyan added that he still hasn’t gotten over the penalty miss and knows he did not only let Ghana down but the African continent as well.
“I had to cry because I felt like I came from hero to zero. I let The whole continent, my country down. Anytime I’m in a room it just pops up in my mind. I’m going to live it with for the rest of my life,” Asamoah Gyan added.
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the legendary goal scorer has sat down with FIFA for an interview.
In the interview shared on the Twitter page of FIFA, Asamoah Gyan has lifted the lid on his infamous penalty miss against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The football great says he was saddened by the penalty miss especially when he was one of the top 3 best players in the world and played with so much confidence.
“I was one of the top 3 best players In the world at that time. I was on top of the world, I was confident,” Asamoah Gyan shared.
He further explained the penalty miss saying, “A day before the Uruguay game I shot 20 penalties against our goalkeeper at training, I scored all 20. I was going to my left side of the goalkeeper.
“I saw him going to the left. And then I saw him going to my right where I was shooting the bad. He feinted me and then went to where the ball went. I didn’t know how the ball went up. Technically there was something wrong. I didn’t have the right technique.”
Gyan added that he still hasn’t gotten over the penalty miss and knows he did not only let Ghana down but the African continent as well.
“I had to cry because I felt like I came from hero to zero. I let The whole continent, my country down. Anytime I’m in a room it just pops up in my mind. I’m going to live it with for the rest of my life,” Asamoah Gyan added.