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Gyan hatches plan with Andre Ayew to win AFCON 2019

January 2, 2019 12:46 PM

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan and his deputy Andre Ayew are bent on ending Ghana’s inability to win the Africa Cup of Nations since 1984.

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Ghana made history as the first country to reach at least the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for six consecutive times from 2008 to 2017, but have failed to win the continental showpiece since 1982.

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Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew who have been at the receiving end with the Black Stars all these years have hatched a plan on how to help the Black Stars conquer the rest of the continent.

"We all know the task ahead going to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. We have to end the jinx this time, "Gyan told Accra-based Asempa FM.

"I have been planning how to win the trophy with my deputy captain Andre Ayew. Any time I get the chance to talk to him, we plan on how best to win the trophy.

''The strategy to adopt aside technical issues and other things because Ghanaians are expecting us to win the ultimate.

"There should be no excuses because as players we have to be up to the task and do what Ghanaians expect from us in order to make them happy.

This is a refreshing news, because the Kayserispor striker and his deputy have been in the news over power struggle in the Black Stars, so this would end the tension between the two most influential players in the Black Stars