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Gyan gets Ghana backing

Gyan gets Ghana backing

Posted: 2012-02-09 08:34

Ghana assistant coach Kwesi Appiah says there is no point in blaming striker Asamoah Gyan for the country's Africa Cup of Nations exit.

Gyan missed an eighth-minute penalty, which was saved by Kennedy Mwenne for the Zambians, who went on to win with a 78th minute goal, a fantastic effort from Emmanuel Mayuka.

Click HERE to see the goal.

It was the second major tournament in which Gyan's penalty miss had proved crucial, after missing another that denied Ghana a place in the semi-final of the 2010 World Cup.

The UAE striker has already been at the end of heavy criticism and was mocked on social media for his recent penalty miss.

But Appiah wants encouragement for the player. “Most of the time it’s the best players who take penalty kicks and sometimes they miss it. He [Gyan] is our best penalty taker any time we have a penalty and it’s just unfortunate," Appiah said after the game.

“It’s one of those things in the game. It's time to encourage him than bring him down."

Ghana captain John Mensah says Gyan has the backing of the players.

“I spoke to him [Gyan] after the game in the dressing-room. We are all aware that penalties can go either way and it can happen to anyone," Mensah said.

“We just have to keep on encouraging him and make sure he can stay fit for the next game."

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Oaitse Ntemba: 2012-02-09 08:32

i feel 4 him bt stars shud learn a lesson,, neva take a penalty in a pressure,, remember wat Aube man did?

Gucci Man: 2012-02-09 08:35

This country is actually over-rated like Tupperware

Zakumi.com : 2012-02-09 08:51

Gyan is a penalty miss taker at Black stars team!!

Wal100: 2012-02-09 09:16

Ghana, Gyan and entire black star squad don't cry. Black Star in this 2012 nation cup was not fit enough to combat with even bostswana, it is luck that brought them to semi final, this is the high time to let Mensah your captain give chance to young ones and Ghana fans know how to rate thir darling team black star. Sorry ooo Gyan always have his style of celebration in mind before playing any crucial penalty and thus bring Ghana back. Rmember that Keshi predicted that Ghana would not reach to the final or carry the cup but Ghanians want to kill him alife, now wentin the shele. Untill another 2014.

Umunede: 2012-02-09 10:09

Mr Michael Oti Adjei.Unconvincing Ghana? Who cares? Hope you care now? SENTIMENTAL JOURNALISM. Go and learn how to do real and fair journalism

Podium: 2012-02-09 10:34

Ghana blackstars have been riding on luck since the 2010 world cup. They do not have the pedegree of a leading continental power house of African football as their ratings have had it so far. This afcon has proven to most pundicts that the blackstars are a shadow of the high ratings given to them. They cannot in any ramification compare with Ivory Coast. In fact Zambia spoilt my party because I would have loved to see how the Elephants would have completely destroyed them (Black stars) at the finals of the afcon.

Podium: 2012-02-09 10:40

Mr. oti and blackstar,i like you to coment here if you are not cowards. Your 2 much noise of the blackstars has put you both into shame and hiding. Who would have known that a lowly rated team like Zambia will make stupid of the almighty blackstars? That is left for you 2 to explain to us. Nigeria trashed the same team 2-0 just before the afcon started.

BishopofUnimaid02/03: 2012-02-09 10:49

Where is Michael Oti Adjei? This fellow was criticizing Daniel Amokachi and Stephen Keshi for talking about the playing style of the Ghana team. The Ghana team rode on luck to defeat Tunisia and Mr. Adjei didn't care so long as Ghana kept on winning by luck. Ghanaians would call our team "Super Chickens" and yet would not allow Nigerians make observations about their team. Mr. Adjei is too sentimental!

KJN: 2012-02-09 11:29

Luck runs out sometime and pomposity pays at its own time. Gyan the highly paid star, shout the way you shouted at our captain when he told you to stand upa and play the game. Rmember Mompati Thuma?!! That what you get when money goes to your head mfana. You escaped us by luck.

samkodi: 2012-02-09 11:37

Michael Oti Adjei is a fool when come to football, I hard Michael talking rubbish At TV3 thinking that he knows anything about football,

We should tell our-self the truth not this Michael Oti trying convince the Ghanaian s to accept his lies.
Sam

samkodi: 2012-02-09 11:40

Michael Oti Adjei Should go and learn what football is all about

SisterP: 2012-02-09 11:40

To Gyan. keep your head high, the only way of making a mistake is doing something. You were never going to miss that penalty if you did not take it, which most players chose to do. you were brave enough to step up like our Messi George Lebese did against Golden Arrows. I respect you for that. Ghana is average team which will never win anything. i call them an almost team

aberico: 2012-02-09 11:49

Michael oti Adjei expressed his views, but it doesn't mean he doesn't know anything as some people are saying. The problem is that the GFA is wayomic. It has wayomanized itself on players too much. This is what has led to ghana's wayomination (elimination)

Dee : 2012-02-09 11:57

Ghanaians still love u all... GO BLACKSTARS!!! U are not the first or the last to lose a game...

KRISPEN MAROI: 2012-02-09 12:05

GHANA Z OVERATED 4 NOTHING...THEY WERE LUCKY TO WIN AGAINST TUNISIA...IF U BEAT BOTSWANA, U WUD HV CURSED YOSELF 4 LIFE....GHANA, MALI n GUINEA HAVE CURSED THEMSELVES...NOW THEY KNOW DAT MISBEHAVING WILL NOT TAKE THEM ANYWHERE....ZAMBIA E KOTSI CHIPOLOPO....SHAPA ZEBRAS SHAPAAAAAAA....

TeellThemm: 2012-02-09 12:13

Haven't still heard that boastful Ghana FA chairman talking, why?? is he ashamed now? lol. I wonder which nation on earth hasn't have an up and down in game of football and just because yours has being fortunate, you want to taunt others that has achieved so much because of one non-qualification.

london-man: 2012-02-09 12:19

Weep not Ghanaians... hahhaa!!!(laugh) Listen, the bible rightly warns, "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit(Proverbs 29:23) Also I refer you to the book of (Jeremiah 9:23) "“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches.
what could have happened if Ghanains were ivory coast?...hahhha(laugh) How many player in ghana can be a match to ivorien? hhahhaa....... laughing stock

Kerewa: 2012-02-09 12:49

A team where most of the goals are scored by MF is not complete. Zambia just choked up the MF and the rest was history. Without Mensah in the defence, they re finished and thats what happened. Sorry Ghana, even the super chickens beat this team 2:0 recently and even took them to penalties in AFCON 2010. U guys should ve watched that match. If u dont kill off zambia in the 1st half, just know that they will run u down in the 2nd half.
Sorry B stars, better luck next time.

ubothi Nondaba : 2012-02-09 12:58

i wonder if its was Mpela who did this if he would be bale 2 get out off the stadium alive

Wal100: 2012-02-09 13:01

Bros, make we take am easy, Ghanians dey mourn this moment, no one fit write rubbish again IN this site,keshi do this, Amokachi do that, Odewingi talk these, now real tournament cup winning soccer came, blackstars started like, ashanti Kotoko or a crying women who just lost thier husband. Please rest, my man Muntari, Mensah before they spoil their football record. LEARN HOW TO CLOSE YOUR MOUTH IF GOD START BLESSING YOU PEOPLE AS A NATION OK. Na advice oooo

MIKASA: 2012-02-09 13:07

Ghana never learns...never give Gyan a penalty in competitions like this,he did the same during the world cup,the shud have given dat penalty to Ayew,again since the beginning of the tournament Ghana has not bein convincing,even Lesotho wud have beaten them,they were playing like mamparas

EL PRINCO: 2012-02-09 13:34

mr editor what do you mean when you say "the UAE striker? do you mean Gyan is from UAE or was born in UAE or he play for UAE...ae wena you are an amateur, you cant finish an article without an error mxm

Dat Igbo boy: 2012-02-09 13:40

Pride is cancerous, Pride is venomous Pride to a larger extend is demonic, I have been following Gyans progress on and off the pitch for as long as his career in professional football started and I cant but notice this hugely talented lad digging up pitfall for himself Gyan is no doubt a talent to behold but and I mean a capital BUT his greatest undoing is PRIDE and ARROGANCE this is a player whom after each match will single out himself for praise telling the whole world in several occasions how great and unstoppable he is, forgetting the fact that football in the pitch is 11 players against 11 opponent and not Gyan against 11 players,

He did this in WC Germany2006 he repeated it agian in SA2010 and this last staw should at least teach him a lesson to control his pride many times you see players cleaverly avoiding this "i this i that when been interviewed after any match instead no matter how great they were in the feild of play the always attriduted the success to team work but Gyan will blow his own trumphant.

after the game against Mali his interview was a disgrace to football and i imagine if this guy was to be Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi or Inista maybe he would have opened a centre were some Ghanains will worship him as thier football god. somebody must tell Gyan to humble himself in order to be exulted.

Danzo wa lesanadawana: 2012-02-09 14:04

Even the greatest footballer of all times missed a penalty in a World Cup - Bargio. Remember him? But to miss two penalties in two consecutive tournaments, its just too bad.

Danzo wa lesanadawana: 2012-02-09 14:05

Even the greatest footballer of all times missed a penalty in a World Cup - Bargio. Remember him? But to miss two penalties in two consecutive tournaments, its just too bad.

vide misebezi: 2012-02-09 14:35

Forgiv mr.micheal oti,he is stil learning.wht worries me is his lack of intellectual capability to grasp even basic concepts and ethics.his biased ****ysis neva cease to amaze. I tod u guys ystday tht fotbol is played on th pitch not on paper,whr is yo darling ghana?? Learn to cover stories fairly.com clean and give us wts in yo mind rightnow

Magosi: 2012-02-09 16:25

Ghana had already won the AFCON before the tournament has even started...good riddance I say...this Asamoah Cowyan fella has a monkey on his back...!

The Ghost: 2012-02-09 17:18

Ghana, unless you trust other people to take penalties you will always suffer heartbreaking losses.

k naaba: 2012-02-09 17:34

So NIGERIANS were all waiting for Ghana to lose a game. Right?? HAHAHA
Well Guess what, We Ghanaians cannot win everything but at least we Are very CONSISTENT. Thats the word, Most CONSISTENT TEAM IN AFRICA.
WIthin The 30 years We havent won the CUP, GUESS HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE PLACED 2ND, 3RD OR EVEN 4TH??
I am amazed at how You People are happy that Ghana fell a game short of reaching The Finals. HAHAHA. Nigerians. LOL
You guys could'nt even make it to the competition. *******!
Anyway come sa****ay, We would LOSE THE 3RD PLACE PLAY OFF BECAUSE THAT WASNT OUR AIM AND WE DONT NEED IT, So NIGERIANS should get ready to celebrate more. HOW PATHETIC. Ghana forever and You all know THE BLACKSTARS OF AFRICA NEVER FALL.

TeellThemm: 2012-02-09 21:21

@k naaba
I can feel your pathetic cry from your comment, sorry.

zambia1: 2012-02-10 05:14

all you west African with your Big mouths, you have too much ego and its sad how guys are busy trash talking each other. We Zambian won and are happy with that. Ghana is a good team and we will still respect them, As for Naija, you need to find another Okocha as he left with the game. You guys are going down and its all because of your ego..nough said...By the way i have not seen any negatives from Ivorians.. for that I applaud your my brothers. Let all respect one another as friends, its the only way we can develop, not bashing each and praying for one another to fail..come on africa!