{"id":44782,"date":"2025-11-05T17:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44782"},"modified":"2025-11-05T18:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:49:38","slug":"gfa-to-honour-asamoah-gyan-with-testimonial-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-to-honour-asamoah-gyan-with-testimonial-match\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA to honour  Asamoah Gyan with a testimonial match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to organize a testimonial match in honour of Asamoah Gyan.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>Asamoah Gyan, a big name when it comes to Ghana Football, announced his retirement five years ago, but since then, no testimonial has been played to celebrate his numerous achievements in national team colors.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cI have a winning mentality\u201d \u2013 Maxwell Abbey-Quaye on fine form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/i-have-a-winning-mentality-maxwell-abbey-quaye-on-fine-form\/\">\u201cI have a winning mentality\u201d \u2013 Maxwell Abbey-Quaye on fine form<\/a><\/div>\n<div>He finished as the Black Stars&#8217; top goal scorer with 51 goals in 109 appearances.<\/div>\n<div>He is also Africa\u2019s highest goal scorer in FIFA World Cup history, having scored six goals across three tournaments: Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, and Brazil 2014.<\/div>\n<div>Gyan started his career in the Ghana Premier League with Liberty Professionals, played for Udinese, Modena, Rennes in France, and Sunderland in the English Premier League.<\/div>\n<div>The move to Shanghai SIPG at the height of his career sparked a lot of waves in the foreign and local media landscape, \u00a0Al Ain and Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates, Kayserispor in Turkey, and finally \u00a0Legon Cities FC in Ghana.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"Bechem United appoint Kobina Amissah as new head coach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/bechem-united-appoint-kobina-amisah\/\">Bechem United appoints Kobina Amissah as new head coach<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Baby Jet, as he\u2019s affectionately called, is a household name that will be remembered for his stellar goals and chilling dance moves.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to organize a testimonial match in honour of Asamoah Gyan. Asamoah Gyan, a big name when it comes to Ghana Football, announced his retirement five years ago, but since then, no testimonial has been played to celebrate his numerous achievements in national team colors. 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