Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan has insisted he never said he wants to return to the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Gyan speaking to BBC in an interview he habours the desire to feature at the Mundial.
The 37 year old who has been clubless for the last two years was critcized by many Ghanaian football fans.
However Gyan, who remains the country’s top goal scorer has reitearated that he was misquoted.
“I never said I will play for the Black Stars. I was misquoted. But if the people need me and there’s any motivation why not I can risk and come,” he told Accra based Angel FM.
Gyan is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Ghana national team, with 51 goals.
He represented Ghana at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
- What did Asamoah Gyan told the BBC?
“Talent wise, everything is there already, so I just have to prepare physically,” he told the BBC World Service.
“The World Cup is every footballer’s dream. I think I’ve got a bit of energy left in me to prove myself once again.
“I’ve been out for almost two years now due to injuries but I just need to get my body back in shape. It’s an eight-week programme and according to my physical instructor I’m improving faster than he thought.
“Then I must see how my body reacts to playing competitive football.”
“I haven’t announced my retirement,” he said.
“Anything can happen, you know. It’s happened before, talking about Cameroon in 1994, with Roger Milla coming back from retirement to play in a World Cup.”
“Honestly I haven’t spoken to anybody at all,” Gyan said.
“It’s part of the plan. I just want to make sure I see how my body reacts first. I just need to get to some level and then I can say I’m ready.
“Everything looks positive, so we’ll see what happens. There might be a surprise.”
Source: Modern Ghana