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Asamoah Gyan retires from football at age 37

Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan officially announced his retirement from active football at the age of 37 in a press statement on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

“It is time…that voice has been clear in my ears, and I have succumbed to it, IT IS TIME. IT IS TIME TO HANG THE JERSEY AND BOOTS IN GLORY as I retire officially from active football”.

The former striker began his professional career in 2003 with Liberty Professionals in Ghana. He then went on to play for clubs in France, England, Turkey, China, and the United Arab Emirates.

He is the Ghana National Team, Black Stars’ all-time leading scorer, with 51 goals in 106 matches. He helped Ghana reach the round of 16 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

In his statement, Gyan said he plans to continue working in football after his retirement.

Gyan has proven himself as one of the most talented, popular, and successful players in the history of Ghanaian football and beyond.

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