Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, has said he is proud of his achievements as far his football career is concerned.<\/p>\n
According to him, through his career, he has been able to undertake a number of philanthropic activities with the fortunes he\u2019s acquired while playing for some top football clubs in the world.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”F4mTJRhYtAyfXHckN5GLyIoJQ5SdAmv1″]\u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of things and I don\u2019t regret it. The kind of taxes that I pay every year in this country, I think my manager can throw more light on it\u2026 The kind of money that I put in the community or in the economy, I\u2019m proud of myself, I think I\u2019ve done well for myself. When I sit down and assess from 2003 till now, and still going, I always thank God for my life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Gyan made these remarks on \u00a0Citi FM’s\u00a0Traffic Avenue<\/strong> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Gyan, who had played for Sunderland, was criticized for leaving his former team and signing a deal with UAE side Al-Ain in 2011.<\/p>\n I wept after signing Al-Ain deal <\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking on the development, Asamoah Gyan said although he wept after signing the deal, he said he\u2019s not regretted ever taking such a decision.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw the contract, everything was good and that is why I tried to consult people. Everything was positive for me and so it became a very big challenge leaving the best league in the world and going to UAE. So after I signed, I wept. I was like did I sign? So I said let\u2019s wait for the news in the next couple of days. People were saying he is done, and me moving to the UAE, my scoring ratio with the Black Stars improved when I moved to the UAE. So for me moving there, I didn\u2019t regret at all.\u201d<\/p>\n He said at the time, a number of footballers had aspired to play in the United Arab Emirates, but they were not bold enough saying his bold step opened the door for others to play in the oil-rich territory.<\/p>\n \u201cI think people were not bold enough, people wanted to go there, there were a lot of great players that texted me that I should come there. But I wasn\u2019t a hypocrite; I did what was good for me. There are a lot of old players that come to me and tell me that I took the right decision. That is why I said I don\u2019t regret taking that decision,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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