2014 World Cup: Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan enjoying pressure

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kojo, USA 9 years ago

I believe in You. We are with you in prayers. Go make Ghana proud.

I believe in You. We are with you in prayers. Go make Ghana proud.
Adwoa Ghana ba 9 years ago

God Bless u & your Group.You're a good sensible leader .We're looking forward and praying for u all achieve ur goal.Black Stars Ghana is proud of u.

God Bless u & your Group.You're a good sensible leader .We're looking forward and praying for u all achieve ur goal.Black Stars Ghana is proud of u.
BEC 9 years ago

WE HAVE ALOT TO PRAY FOR THIS MONTH: FIRST BUI DAM FOR WATER AND SECOND WORLD CUP FOR BLACK STARS TO GO THROUGH

WE HAVE ALOT TO PRAY FOR THIS MONTH: FIRST BUI DAM FOR WATER AND SECOND WORLD CUP FOR BLACK STARS TO GO THROUGH
GHFUO, RIP MAYA ANGELOU!! 9 years ago

HOW CAN U BE SUCCESSFUL IF THE PLAYERS ARE NOT PLAYING WITH VIM N TAKASHI? IF THE TEAM WANTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THEY MUST HVE A KILLER MENTALITY, A CAN DO ATTITUDE. BY THAT, IM NOT SAYING BREAK THE LEGS OF YOUR OPPONENTS, NO. ...
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HOW CAN U BE SUCCESSFUL IF THE PLAYERS ARE NOT PLAYING WITH VIM N TAKASHI? IF THE TEAM WANTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THEY MUST HVE A KILLER MENTALITY, A CAN DO ATTITUDE. BY THAT, IM NOT SAYING BREAK THE LEGS OF YOUR OPPONENTS, NO. YOU HVE TO PLAY MEAN, BUT WITH DISCIPLINE N YOU HVE TO BE TACTICAL N PUNISH UR OPPONENT AT THE LEAST OPPORTUNITY. FUCK ALL THAT SILENT KILLER BULLSHIT!

KPB BOATENG IS NOT HUNGRY AND DESPERATE TO PROVE HIMSELF LIKE BEFORE. TEAM UNITY AND DISCIPLINE IS LACKING. MANY OF THESE PLAYERS DONT EVEN PLAY TAKASHI SOCCER. NO VIM..
NKUM: NO TAKASHI VIM
JONATHAN MENSAH: ON/OFF
AFFUL; NO TAKASHI
BOYE; NO TAKASHI
ADOMAH: NO TAKASHI
KASA: NO VIM/TAKASHI
GYAN: ON/OFF
DEDE: ON/OFF
KPB: ON/OFF
JORDAN: NO TAKASHI, NO VIM...
WE NEED OUR PLAYERS TO PLAY WITH VIM AND TAKASHI ALL THE TIME.
Stephen Kumaga 9 years ago

Mann!! You are right on the point. I wish you are close by to eat turtle meat with me. You can't sow beans to harvest okra (fetri) I you watch all the teams games, it's like how we play with Egypt.US will start their game in ...
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Mann!! You are right on the point. I wish you are close by to eat turtle meat with me. You can't sow beans to harvest okra (fetri) I you watch all the teams games, it's like how we play with Egypt.US will start their game in similar way to score within seconds. If we don't go all out we are doomed.
BEC 9 years ago

BUI DAM NEEDS PRAYER MORE THAN BLACK STARS

BUI DAM NEEDS PRAYER MORE THAN BLACK STARS
TRUTH HURTS 9 years ago

Believe and hard work. Akwasi appiah needs serious technical help in the team. our game against Holland really exposed our weakness. 5 players chasing the ball at one point. Haaba! lack of clever "run in" and intelligent "pas ...
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Believe and hard work. Akwasi appiah needs serious technical help in the team. our game against Holland really exposed our weakness. 5 players chasing the ball at one point. Haaba! lack of clever "run in" and intelligent "pass through". Players do not dash for the ball . just lazy and lack innovativeness. sloppy passes and "easy give away balls". Simple "man to man" marking and the defenders could not do it. Defenders were very clumsy in defense and under any little pressure defenders gave balls away. You just could not believe how on earth any defense playing against top flight strikers like aign robbin , van pessi and wesley sneijder etc will give them that much space to operate. we were even lucky they did not finiosh us off with 10 goals. And Akwasi appiah please for Christ sake work on penalty kicks because as things stand, that is our only hope. And drop that good for nothing Jordan Ayew.Pele can go to hell!!!!
Rasheed. 9 years ago

Our coach is wimpy and and lacks ideas when the going gets tough, our keepers are unreliable, our defense is as weak as acetic acid and our attack is not potent. That is the truth.

Our coach is wimpy and and lacks ideas when the going gets tough, our keepers are unreliable, our defense is as weak as acetic acid and our attack is not potent. That is the truth.
TRUTH HURTS 9 years ago

YOU SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THE CAMEROON GAME AGAINST GERMANY. IT WAS A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD. THEY GAVE GERMANY A GOOD RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. HAD IT NOT BEEN THE OFFSIDE GOAL GIVEN TO GERMANY, CAMEROON WOULD HAVE BEEN THE WINNER. well ...
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YOU SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THE CAMEROON GAME AGAINST GERMANY. IT WAS A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD. THEY GAVE GERMANY A GOOD RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. HAD IT NOT BEEN THE OFFSIDE GOAL GIVEN TO GERMANY, CAMEROON WOULD HAVE BEEN THE WINNER. well are we surprised? african team beating white team! definitely favoritism will set in. Akwasi Appiah needs to watch Cameroons game and feel ashamed of his Ghana team. He really needs help.
Mr.N 9 years ago

We will not qualify is not something new to you. How many times you did say that during the qualifier you were always proved wrong instead of finding a rat hole like what Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti did you came b ...
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We will not qualify is not something new to you. How many times you did say that during the qualifier you were always proved wrong instead of finding a rat hole like what Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti did you came back here had the audacity to call for TD and now doing the same all over again.
Rasheed. 9 years ago

You saw how wimpy Appiah broke our hearts during the nation's cup with his Nyame boame style of play. After the juju helped us to beat Egypt 6-1 and they cursed us, have we won any match after that?. We lost to Egypt1-2 ,lost ...
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You saw how wimpy Appiah broke our hearts during the nation's cup with his Nyame boame style of play. After the juju helped us to beat Egypt 6-1 and they cursed us, have we won any match after that?. We lost to Egypt1-2 ,lost to Japan 0-1 ,lost to Montenegero o-1 and now Holland 0-1
Mr.N 9 years ago

Look at you again and your hole in heart argument if Akwesi Appiah wins game it juju but if he loses again it wimpy Nyame boame style of play. Appiah had proven you wrong all the time and he would do the same to you this time ...
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Look at you again and your hole in heart argument if Akwesi Appiah wins game it juju but if he loses again it wimpy Nyame boame style of play. Appiah had proven you wrong all the time and he would do the same to you this time around you be a man and find a rat hole like Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti did he was man enough to go hiding not you Rasheed.
Rasheed. 9 years ago

The battles have been drawn, Mr. N wait for me!. There are so many birds in the sky, but only one is called the king of the birds and that is the EAGLE. Don't dare me Mr.N.

The battles have been drawn, Mr. N wait for me!. There are so many birds in the sky, but only one is called the king of the birds and that is the EAGLE. Don't dare me Mr.N.
POW@Ghana 4 last 4, Brazil 2014 9 years ago

Call yourself an eagle but you'll end up in a rat hole. Haaa, wonders will never end. This time round, we'll strip you of Ghanaian citizenship and make you an Afghan.

Call yourself an eagle but you'll end up in a rat hole. Haaa, wonders will never end. This time round, we'll strip you of Ghanaian citizenship and make you an Afghan.
anokwale 9 years ago

At the end of the day, he got them to the WC. If the group was weaker, no one would be talking but because it is a tough group, everyone is trying to heap blame in advance. It is just people wanting to mitigate the potentia ...
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At the end of the day, he got them to the WC. If the group was weaker, no one would be talking but because it is a tough group, everyone is trying to heap blame in advance. It is just people wanting to mitigate the potential hurt. To be honest, I sort of believe that this team is going to go 1-1-1. The results of the last match day will determine what happens. It actually will be much like 2010. The difference here is that instead of Serbia, we have a tougher match up with Portugal.
german power 9 years ago

So why did the juju not help Ghana win the other matches, so it is not about your natural talent but juju, so why has Ghana and other African teams with all their juju win the world cup

So why did the juju not help Ghana win the other matches, so it is not about your natural talent but juju, so why has Ghana and other African teams with all their juju win the world cup
Kobby 9 years ago

He who says I can and he who says I can't are both right. If you don't belief in yourself how can you believe in someone else. You have the freedom to speak your mind but fortunately you don't speak for Ghana.

He who says I can and he who says I can't are both right. If you don't belief in yourself how can you believe in someone else. You have the freedom to speak your mind but fortunately you don't speak for Ghana.
Lord 9 years ago

You are one of the people they do not trust themselves so they do not trust anyone to, If that is your thinking then you maybe sleep early on 16th of June 2014 either you like it or not we are not going lose but win oooooo.

You are one of the people they do not trust themselves so they do not trust anyone to, If that is your thinking then you maybe sleep early on 16th of June 2014 either you like it or not we are not going lose but win oooooo.
JoJo - USA 9 years ago

1st=BELIEVE IN YOURSELF BECAUSE YOURSELF BELIEVE IN GOD. ----
2nd=ACTUALIZE THE BELIEVE BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE BELIEF TAKES THE FIRM ROOT OR HOLD
3rd=YOUR COMPETITORS ARE NOT BETTER THAN YOU. LET THEM KNOW THAT BY YOUR C ...
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1st=BELIEVE IN YOURSELF BECAUSE YOURSELF BELIEVE IN GOD. ----
2nd=ACTUALIZE THE BELIEVE BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE BELIEF TAKES THE FIRM ROOT OR HOLD
3rd=YOUR COMPETITORS ARE NOT BETTER THAN YOU. LET THEM KNOW THAT BY YOUR CONFIDENCE.
Me 9 years ago

Couldn't u have made your point without calling Jordan good for nothing???...Don't u wish u have somebody like him in your fam??..At his age, he has achieved something u might never achieve in your entire life...Learn how to ...
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Couldn't u have made your point without calling Jordan good for nothing???...Don't u wish u have somebody like him in your fam??..At his age, he has achieved something u might never achieve in your entire life...Learn how to talk...Like u wouldn't ask to take a pix with him if he should appear wherever u are now.
TRUTH HURTS 9 years ago

WHO GIVES A SHIT WHAT JORDAN HAS ACHIEVED. HE IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH! SIMPLE! LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES AT HIS DISPOSAL, ONLY A TALENTLESS DIMWIT WILL BE AT SUCH UNIMPRESSIVE LEVEL. YOU CAN BE A WELL WISHER OR A FAMILY ...
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WHO GIVES A SHIT WHAT JORDAN HAS ACHIEVED. HE IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH! SIMPLE! LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES AT HIS DISPOSAL, ONLY A TALENTLESS DIMWIT WILL BE AT SUCH UNIMPRESSIVE LEVEL. YOU CAN BE A WELL WISHER OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR JORDAN HIMSELF BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT JORDAN IS A SPACE WASTER. ASK THE LEGEND DIDIER DROGBA AND HE WONT SAY OTHERWISE. hahahahahaha!!!!
Me 9 years ago

So he is good for nothing, just cos u think he is a space waster??...U are an idiot

So he is good for nothing, just cos u think he is a space waster??...U are an idiot
Cos Theta...USA 9 years ago

Yes We GYAN !!!!

Yes We GYAN !!!!
vl 9 years ago

We wish you and the team the best of luck!!!1

We wish you and the team the best of luck!!!1
J.O 9 years ago

Am happy that AA, the coach has not taken the risk of fielding his main strikers to get injured and that they are fit. Again am happy that they our opponents don't know who will play what position and our game plan since we ...
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Am happy that AA, the coach has not taken the risk of fielding his main strikers to get injured and that they are fit. Again am happy that they our opponents don't know who will play what position and our game plan since we fielded a second string team to play holland.
This will help us pull a surprise on the big team as they will still see us as underdogs.
philip 9 years ago

Yes you can baby jet you did it when you were in the junior team, you did it in Europe now in Al Ain, YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR WITH SUPERSTARS PLEASE SHINE IN BRAZIL FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.My dear one Essien,Muntari,k.Asamoah D ...
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Yes you can baby jet you did it when you were in the junior team, you did it in Europe now in Al Ain, YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR WITH SUPERSTARS PLEASE SHINE IN BRAZIL FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.My dear one Essien,Muntari,k.Asamoah Dede and Kwarasey more grease to your elbow
philip 9 years ago

I ALWAYS WATCH YOU WITH DELIGHT. You are bold keep it up. Not forgetting Warris,Adomah,jordan, Wakasu, KPB, Ayemang Badu , Afriyie Acquah SHIEE BRAZIL 'BEYE DE' You are the choosing ones. PLEASE PLAY HARD AND MAKE A HISTORY o ...
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I ALWAYS WATCH YOU WITH DELIGHT. You are bold keep it up. Not forgetting Warris,Adomah,jordan, Wakasu, KPB, Ayemang Badu , Afriyie Acquah SHIEE BRAZIL 'BEYE DE' You are the choosing ones. PLEASE PLAY HARD AND MAKE A HISTORY or else you will forever reglect it. Don't mind Mourihno this is different from the club football he knows about.Playing at national level is about making your people proud and that is the spirit behind the game; it sets the difference.
Ghfuo, RIP Maya Angelou! 9 years ago

And flop waiting to pop! He will try to extend himself but injury will rear its head.

And flop waiting to pop! He will try to extend himself but injury will rear its head.
??? 9 years ago

GYAN KNOWS HIS FATHER WHAT ABOUT YOU?

GYAN KNOWS HIS FATHER WHAT ABOUT YOU?
GHFUO, RIP MAYA ANGELOU!! 9 years ago

YOU ARE MY DAD, ?....
NOW, WHO IS UR MOM, ? MOTHER THERESA?

YOU ARE MY DAD, ?....
NOW, WHO IS UR MOM, ? MOTHER THERESA?
STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 9 years ago

WE KNOW YOU ARE READY TO MAKE HISTORY BUT YOUR DEFENDERS ARE SO OPEN AND WEAK,SOME PLAYERS ARE THERE FOR FUN,YES WE CAN SEE IT FROM HOLLAND MATCH THEY JUST RUNING AFTER THE HOLLAND PLAYER, OUR RIGHT BACK, ...
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WE KNOW YOU ARE READY TO MAKE HISTORY BUT YOUR DEFENDERS ARE SO OPEN AND WEAK,SOME PLAYERS ARE THERE FOR FUN,YES WE CAN SEE IT FROM HOLLAND MATCH THEY JUST RUNING AFTER THE HOLLAND PLAYER, OUR RIGHT BACK, BUT ITS TOO LATE,SCHULOP SHOULD BE THERE
OKOROMANSA 9 years ago

DEAR CAPTAIN, THIS TIME DON'T GO AND BE DANCING LIKE A SCHOOL BOY, OKAY? WE ARE SERIOUS AND SO WE EXPECT YOU TO BE SERIOUS TOO. SCORE 1 GOAL AND DANCE FOR THAT, NO SIR.

DEAR CAPTAIN, THIS TIME DON'T GO AND BE DANCING LIKE A SCHOOL BOY, OKAY? WE ARE SERIOUS AND SO WE EXPECT YOU TO BE SERIOUS TOO. SCORE 1 GOAL AND DANCE FOR THAT, NO SIR.
big boy weezy 9 years ago

No gyan we cant afford your winning bonus so u guys will loose all the matches thats why u are demanding huge appearance fee

No gyan we cant afford your winning bonus so u guys will loose all the matches thats why u are demanding huge appearance fee
Ghanaian 9 years ago

believers shall enjoy what they believe in---yourself, skill, mental strength no matter what tswweeeeaaaa, it is a game not a war play smart with vitality in thy self and the cup is yours live.

believers shall enjoy what they believe in---yourself, skill, mental strength no matter what tswweeeeaaaa, it is a game not a war play smart with vitality in thy self and the cup is yours live.
BRO DAN- TRC 9 years ago

BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, NOBLE PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INNOCENT, PEOPLE OF GHANA; MAY THE -BLACK STARS OF GHANA- CAMEROON, NIGERIA, IVERY COAST, ALGERIA AND ALL NATIONAL TEAMS GOING TO BRAZIL 2014 -"BELIEVE" THE ...
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BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, NOBLE PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INNOCENT, PEOPLE OF GHANA; MAY THE -BLACK STARS OF GHANA- CAMEROON, NIGERIA, IVERY COAST, ALGERIA AND ALL NATIONAL TEAMS GOING TO BRAZIL 2014 -"BELIEVE" THE VOICE OF THE LORD FROM -THE SOCCER PROPHET- FOR GOD IS -NOT- SENDING 'ABRAHAM, ELIJAH, JEREMIAH OR ONE OF THE PROPHETS TO COME UNTO THIS GENERATION SINCE -ALL THE PROPHETS- ARE HERE WITH US AND WE -MUST- HEAR THEM AGAINST THE GLOBAL MAN-MADE "JACOB'S TROUBLE". ALL NATIONAL TEAMS GOING TO -THE GLORIOUS GATHERING- WE KNOW WE -"BELIEVE" TO SEE AND -NOT- 'SEE TO BELIEVE'.PRECIOUS ONES, -"IT IS FINISHED" THEREFORE, -"OCCUPY TILL I COME". SELAH.
TOGETHER, WE CAN! WITH GOD, WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AFRICA TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" AND IN -UNITY- "BELIEVE" IN IVORY COAST, NIGERIA, GHANA, ALGERIA AND NIGERIA TO "GOD FOR THE GOLD" ACCORDING TO -'THE VISION AND THE MISSION- TO THE 'JOY' OF HUMANITY. GOD BLESS THE -BLACK STARS OF GHANA- TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" AND -"BELIEVE"- IN THE LORD OF HOSTS WHO HAS GONE AHEAD BEFORE THEM- FOR IF WE "BELIEVE" WE SHALL "SEE". GOD BLESS THE GLORIOUS GATHERING; BRAZIL 2014, AND BLESS THE GREAT NATION AND THE NOBLE PEOPLE OF BRAZIL TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" AS -HUMANITY- STAND WITH THEM. GOD BLESS ALL THE NATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS WHICH ARE 'OCCUPYINY' FOR THE SAKE OF -HUMANITY- TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" IN THAT THEIR 'LABOUR OF LOVE SHALL BE REWARDED' ACCORDINGLY. AND GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
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MUCH THANKS TO -GHANAWEB- FOR THE SPACE. AND TO -GYE NYAME RADIO- FOR THE LORD'S SONGS.
FREEMAN 9 years ago

Well, all the teams have great players. With all the talk about all "26" are excellent, think of what happened under 5 minutes in our match against The Netherlands - a give away cheap goal. Lack of creativity, walking footbal ...
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Well, all the teams have great players. With all the talk about all "26" are excellent, think of what happened under 5 minutes in our match against The Netherlands - a give away cheap goal. Lack of creativity, walking football, Stamina deficiency etc, ? ? ?
KWEKU 9 years ago

WEVE GOT TO BE POSITIVE AND BACK THESE PLAYERS WITH +VE CONFESSIONS AND
BELIEVE.THIS IS A GAME,ITS OPEN,ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THE STRONGEST TEAM CAN LOOSE.WEAKEST TM CAN WIN.GHANAIANS FOR ONCE LETS PUT OUR -VE COMMENTS AWAY AN ...
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WEVE GOT TO BE POSITIVE AND BACK THESE PLAYERS WITH +VE CONFESSIONS AND
BELIEVE.THIS IS A GAME,ITS OPEN,ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THE STRONGEST TEAM CAN LOOSE.WEAKEST TM CAN WIN.GHANAIANS FOR ONCE LETS PUT OUR -VE COMMENTS AWAY AND BELIEVE.WE CAN DO IT
Man O War 9 years ago

Games are won by strong and solid midfield. Gh midfield with Rabiu in charge is the best in the world and that is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Games are won by strong and solid midfield. Gh midfield with Rabiu in charge is the best in the world and that is my story and I'm sticking to it.
Pinkus 9 years ago

Yeah!, I like that. That is the hallmark of a great captain and indeed great things will follow.

Yeah!, I like that. That is the hallmark of a great captain and indeed great things will follow.
$$$$$$ 9 years ago

Some Ghanaians a very hateful deep down in their shallow mind and their hearts and have a negative way of looking at things don't come here and condemn the black star they dont owe nobody nothing Some of you damm ass on this ...
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Some Ghanaians a very hateful deep down in their shallow mind and their hearts and have a negative way of looking at things don't come here and condemn the black star they dont owe nobody nothing Some of you damm ass on this site deserve to be shut with a 50caliber on your FACE for being a negative Ghanaian and a shallow minded Ghanaians I hate then
Lord 9 years ago

I agree with you 100%.

I agree with you 100%.
ATIA 9 years ago

BLACK STAR WILL SURELY QUALIFY IN JESUS AMEN.

BLACK STAR WILL SURELY QUALIFY IN JESUS AMEN.
ATIA 9 years ago

THE BLACK STARS WILL SURELY QUALIFY IN JESUS MIGTHTY NAME AMEN.

THE BLACK STARS WILL SURELY QUALIFY IN JESUS MIGTHTY NAME AMEN.
kwami 9 years ago

It's not time to be playing here we have few days to get our tactic right and calling of God will not help if we are not planning well.. God is the father of everybody going to the world cup.. AA should come up with something ...
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It's not time to be playing here we have few days to get our tactic right and calling of God will not help if we are not planning well.. God is the father of everybody going to the world cup.. AA should come up with something more convincing against south Korea
Kris Richard 9 years ago

Asamoah Gyan expresses his joy after being elected to lead the Black Stars at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. GhanaLive-TV

Asamoah Gyan expresses his joy after being elected to lead the Black Stars at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. GhanaLive-TV

2014 World Cup: Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan enjoying pressure

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