Ghana legend, Mohammed Polo, has cautioned Ghanaians not to write off Asamoah Gyan for his ambition of playing at the 2022 World Cup.
The 37-year-old speaking to the BBC last week unequivocally revealed that he is aiming to earn a call-up to the Black Stars ahead of the Mundial in Qatar later this year.
Gyan last played for the national team in 2019 during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Egypt where the team exited at the Round of 16.
In a bid to revive his career, the former Sunderland and Al Ain forward returned to the Ghana Premier League in 2020 after signing a one-year deal with Legon Cities. Gyan featured five times without a goal.
Two years on, Gyan who has been without a club is hoping to earn a call-up to the Black Stars.
Polo speaking in an interview insisted Ghanaians should not write off Gyan’s ambition of playing in Qatar later this year.
According to him, if the former Liberty Professionals forward stays fit, he will be a great addition to the Black Stars set-up.
“Ghanaian football fans should not quickly write Asamoah Gyan off because when he is fully fit, he has a natural gift of converting half chances into goals at the elite level,” Polo told Graphic Sports.
“His decision to return to active football, and especially his ambition to avail himself for selection into the Black Stars for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is very dicey.
“This is because he has not played active football for some time to prove that given the opportunity, he can rise to the occasion as he used to be,” Polo noted.
Ghana will open its campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.
Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.
Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.
The Black Stars having missed out in the last edition hosted in Russia in 2018 will be hoping to improve their performance in Qatar after exiting at the group phase during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Source: Modern Ghana
