Captain
of the Senior National team, Black Stars of Ghana has constructed a $200,000
ultra-modern astro-turf for his alma mater – Accra Academy Senior High School.
The
commissioning of the pitch is on Tuesday 18th July 2017 at 3:00pm. As part of
the event, there would be a match between PFAG vs GYAN 11 and Accra Academy Vs
Ebenezer SHS.
Dignitaries
expected to be present for this historic moment are His Excellency President
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, His Excellency President Jerry John Rawlings, Old
Boys of Accra Academy, Representatives from Ghana Football Association,
Ministry of Youth and Sports among others.
Speaking
to some loyalist of team Asamoah Gyan, they mentioned that this magnificent
pitch is part of his bid to develop the grass root sports in the country and
must also spread his generosity to other places in the country as well.
Kwame
Ntim, a driver and a diehard fan of Asamoah Gyan urges other Professional
players who can afford to also do same or better for the country.
“the
project should encourage other players to also get involved in such
initiatives. As a footballer, with all the funds they get, they should be able
to give back to the society particularly where they came from. We pray that he
will continue with such good initiative” Ntim said.
Meanwhile,
Gyan is the all-time leading goal scorer for Senior National Team, Black Stars with 51 goals and was recently honoured with Honorary Doctorate as Honorary
Personality of Exemplary Leadership by Alfred Nobel University Economics and
Law based in Ukrainian. On June 2017 he was also honoured with the Order of the
Star in the 2017 Calcio Trade Ball (CTB). He now plays for Kayserispor, a Turkish
football club in the city of Kayseri.
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