Asamoah Gyan: Bad pitches caused my injury

Thomas Freeman Yeboah 14:27 - 26 January 2017

Asamoah Gyan has blamed the poor nature of the pitches in Port Gentil as the cause of his injury on Wednesday when Ghana lost their final AFCON group D game to Egypt

Asamoah Gyan has attributed the causeof his injury to the poor state of the pitches in Port Gentil.

The 31-year-old limped off in the first half and was replaced by Jordan Ayew as the Black Stars suffered a 0-1 defeat against the Pharaohs of Egypt in their final group D game.

READ MORE: Scandal

Asamoah Gyan, who has made a trip to Libreville to take a scan to determine the extent of his injury says the nature of the pitches in Port Gentil were the cause of his injury.

READ MORE: AFCON 2017

"The pitches have been frustrating. I earlier told my players to be wary of muscle injuries because of the poor pitches and here I am a victim," he said.

READ MORE: AFCON 2017

Black Stars will take on DR Congo on Saturday in the quarter finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations