Ghana all- time top scorer Asamoah Gyan has blamed persistent injuries to his ill-fated spell at Ghana Premier League outfit Legon Cities. The 36-year-old struggled following his return to the Ghanaian topflight, playing five matches and not scoring a goal for the Royals in the 2020/21 season. In an interview on the Dentaa Show, the ex-Ghana captain stated that niggling injuries stopped him from enjoying his second stint in the Ghana Premier League. Asamoah Gyan has blamed injuries to his struggles at Legon Cities.
“When I was at Legon Cities, I was battling with injuries. Anytime I am in form and I tell my people this week I feel good and I am going toxxdxç score then I get injured then I go back for another two months,” Gyan told Dentaa.
“I went for check ups and the doctor said my muscles are tired. So I needed a long break to make sure everything heals because it looked like my body was stressed, the body was tired,” he added. Asamoah Gyan has not played competitively since leaving Legon Cities in April 2021, but the striker is eyeing a place in coach Otto Addo’s team for the World Cup in Qatar. The legendary striker has played at three FIFA World Cups, and has scored six goals, making him Africa’s top scorer at the global showpiece.