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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong believes Asamoah Gyan can play an important role at the World Cup despite his age.<\/p>\n

The former Black Stars captain turned 36 in November last year, and has been inactive since leaving Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities at the end of last season.<\/p>\n

However, the Ghanaian lawmaker insists the Africa’s top scorer at the World Cup can help the team in Qatar 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an old man, he is an old man\u2026 but he can motivate the team,” he told Happy FM.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis presence alone will make a difference, so when they are going and they send old players along to motivate them, it can be a gamechanger.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the role of old players like Asamoah Gyan cannot be discounted, they must be sent to boost the morale of the young ones. But form what I saw from the games against Nigeria, we can go far,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Asamoah Gyan has not played for the Black Stars since the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt 2019.<\/p>\n

Ghana qualified for the World Cup after edging Nigeria out on a two-legged playoff last month and have been drawn in Group H of the Mundial.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars will face Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay at the global showpiece later this year in Qatar.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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