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
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. Gyan was substituted in the first half and is in danger of missing Sunday’s quarter-final against DR Congo. “I’m in pain right now. I don’t know the extent of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":288343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[2791,612],"yoast_head":"\n