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Found February 09, 2012 on Ghanasoccernet: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Asamoah Gyan made scapegoat for Ghana's lossAsamoah Gyan has received the most bashing on social networking sites in the wake of Ghana’s 1-0 Nations Cup loss to Zambia.The Black Stars haven thoroughly dominated the first semi final fixture on Wednesday in Bata were undone by a 78th minute strike by Emmanuel Mayuka to end Ghana’s dreams of winning a fifth African title after 30-years.The script could have however been much different had star striker Asamoah Gyan converted a 10th minute penalty.Gyan’s miss adds to woeful catalogue of penalty misses in high profile matches of the Black Stars in recent times – with his miss against Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup readily coming to mind.And several fans have registered their displeasure in Ghana’s loss with Asamoah Gyan the most blamed.Below are some sample comments posted on several social network platforms in the aftermath of Ghana’s loss to Zambia:WHO ORDERED A HALF FIT GYAN WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT BEING HEAVY TO TAKE THE PENALTY? THE ...
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