Penalty miss against Uruguay still haunts me- Asamoah Gyan
The Black Stars skipper missed several pages of history when he failed to score late minute extra time penalty against Uruguay.
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Luis Suarez’s prevented Dominic Adiyiah’s header from entering with his hand and the controversial Uruguay striker was sent off and a penalty was awarded to Ghana.
However, Asamoah Gyan missed from the spot kick in what became the last kick of the game.
Ghana subsequently lost from the penalty shoot and missed out on becoming the first African nation to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup.
Eight years down memory lane Gyan has much regrets over the miss in South Africa.
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“If there is anything I would love to change in my career, it would be my penalty miss against Uruguay. I wish that day could come again for me to retake the penalty differently. I am still haunted by that penalty miss but I have to move on," Gyan said on Adom TV.
Gyan has had stints with clubs such as Udinese, Sunderland, Al Ain, Shanghai SIPG, Al Ahly Dubai and he is currently plying his trade in the Turkish topflight league with Kayserispor.
Asamoah Gyan, who is Ghana’s all-time top scorer in international football with 51 goals marked his 33rd birthday on Thursday.
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