Sports: Black magic ‘Juju’ in Football is Real + Honestly, I Would Have Even Slap Daniel Kenu Myself- Asamaoh Gyan Exclaims

Black Stars skipper and Philanthropist, Asamoah Gyan had an exclusive interview with Bola Ray on Starr fm on Wednesday evening about the AFCON 2015 tournament, about the whereabouts of his close pal, Castro and more.

Responding to a question about how he felt upon seeing a talisman around the waist of a Guinean player in Ghana’s quarter-final game in the recently-ended Africa Cup of Nation, he commented, “I was not that surprised upon seeing that, ‘Juju’ in football exist, take it or leave it, and I have also seen more of those stuffs in documentaries as well.

On what account for the sort of unity that is in the senior national team now, he disclosed, “I tried as much as possible to relax the players, I would usually crack jokes, organize dance competitions likewise ‘jama’ sessions just to psyche them up as well as make them forget about their worries”.

He added that honestly he was disappointed as they weren’t able to lift the AFCON trophy, he also disclosed that he felt so bad seeing Dede Ayew all teary and that, it was just an emotional moment for all of them. 

Prior to the AFCON tournament, there was an alleged case against his brother, Baffor Gyan for slapping Daily Graphic’s Ashanti regional reporter, Daniel Kenu. When asked by Bola Ray whether it is true that something of a sort happened and he had to give some amount of money to Daniel Kenu to withdraw the case from court, Gyan who now gathered momentum after recovering from Bola Ray earlier asking him all about hiplife act Castro exclaimed that, “honestly, I would have even slap Daniel Kenu myself. How can you just asked that question as at that point in time, and truth be told, Baffor Gyan wasn’t the one who organized the boys to attack him.”

He added that he was even shocked that question came out from the mouth of Daniel Kenu and that he is a friend with him for so many years, and that he always respects him a lot, he was just shocked to the core when Daniel asked him that question.

Asamoah Gyan has been playing for the Black Stars since 2003. The skipper disclosed that no player in the history of Ghanaian football has been critically critical criticized by Ghanaian football lovers than him, but the criticisms urges him on day in, day out.

The go-getter Black Stars skipper, Investor, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist is married to Gifty Abena Oware-Gyan and together, both are having 4 children; three (3) boys and 1 girl.

The former Accra Academy and Seven Great Academy old boy ended the bare-it-all interview by advising all and sundry that nothing is just impossible in life, never say never. 

www.bigtriceonline.blogspot.com/ Evershed S. Amekor