{"id":327538,"date":"2017-06-11T17:42:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T17:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=327538"},"modified":"2017-06-11T17:42:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T17:42:38","slug":"gyan-scores-50th-goal-as-black-stars-rout-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/gyan-scores-50th-goal-as-black-stars-rout-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyan scores 50th goal as Black Stars rout Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Asamoah Gyan scored his 50th goal for the senior national football team in a comfortable win for the Black Stars over Ethiopia on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Gyan beat his marker to head home a cross from Thomas Agyapong for the Black Stars’ opener in Kumasi as they roared to a 3-0 first half lead with further goals from John Boye and Ebenezer Ofori.<\/p>\n
Raphael Dwamena made it four early in the second half before scoring a fifth as the Stars secured a victory in their first AFCON 2019 qualifier.<\/p>\n
Gyan made his debut on November 19, 2003, \u00a0aged\u00a017 years and 11 months and has played over 100 games for the Black Stars across several competitions including the AFCON and the World Cup.<\/p>\n