{"id":288603,"date":"2017-01-27T06:40:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T06:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=288603"},"modified":"2017-01-27T06:40:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T06:40:06","slug":"afcon2017-asamoah-gyan-fears-his-tournament-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=288603","title":{"rendered":"AFCON2017: Asamoah Gyan fears his tournament is over"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan fears he may be ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by Egypt.<\/p>\n

Gyan was substituted in the first half and is in danger of missing Sunday’s quarter-final against DR Congo.<\/p>\n

“I’m in pain right now. I don’t know the extent of the injury, we have to go for an MRI scan,” he told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

“I’m desperate to come back and I’ll try as much as possible but if I cannot it’s part of the game.”<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old striker was making his 99th international appearance in the Group D match against Egypt and was looking to score his 50th goal for his country.<\/p>\n

He believes he was a “victim” of a dreadful playing surface in Port-Gentil that has already come in for widespread criticism.<\/p>\n

“When I walk it’s ok but when I try to change direction that is when I feel the pain,” he added. “In football there is a lot of changing of direction and if I can’t do this it’s a big problem for me.”<\/p>\n

Coach Avram Grant admitted he is concerned that he will lose his skipper.<\/p>\n

“It’s not looking so good but Gyan is a very strong boy,” he said. “We will need to wait and see.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: BBC<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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