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Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has announced his retirement from football at the age of 37, after a 20-year playing career.
Gyan is the top scorer in the history of the "Black Stars" team, with 51 goals.
"I want to seize this great opportunity," he said during a press conference in Accra, Tuesday. The sound is clear in my ears and I surrender to it. It's time."
He added, "It is time to hand over the shirt and shoes, because I am officially retiring from football."
Memorable stations
The former striker and captain of the national team participated in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and in 7 editions of the African Cup of Nations, where he finished runner-up in 2010 and 2015.
The fans remember him in his international career for the penalty kick he missed against Uruguay in the last seconds of the second extra half in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup, which was enough to make Ghana the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, before Morocco achieved this achievement in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Gyan hit the crossbar before Ghana lost on penalties.
He announced his international retirement in 2019, and finally played with Ghanaian Legon City until 2021.
Gian played with many clubs, most notably Udinese in the Italian League (2003-2008), Rennes in France (2008-2010), Sunderland in the English Premier League (2010-2012), and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates (2011-2015).
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