Turkish club Kayserispor passed on their congratulations as new signing Asamoah Gyan has been awarded a doctorate degree by a leading Ukrainian university.

The new Kayserispor signing was honoured by the Alfred Noble University for his achievements for his country and the various clubs he has played for in his career so far.

The award is in two folds- The Alfred Nobel Doctorate on a golden plate reserved for persons who have contributed immensely to the development of their countries and the Honorary Personality of Exemplary Leadership Award from World International Award.

“Our footballer Asamoah Gyan received honorary doctorates in three separate universities, named Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ternopil National Economic University and Alfred Nobel University, for helping orphans, bad families and poor living conditions.

“Our footballers made us proud with their helpful personality as well as being a world star. We congratulate our footballer for his charitable personality and his honorary doctor,” the club posted on their website.