Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan reaches half century of goals after Uganda strike

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Image caption Asamoah Gyan

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan scored his 50th goal for Ghana today in their 2017 AFCON Group D clash against Mali.

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The 31-year-old powered home a header from Jordan Ayew's cross to notch his half century of goals for the senior national team.

Gyan was perched on 49 goals heading into the tournament with his last goal coming against Bunyokdor in a pre-2017 AFCON friendly in the United Arab Emirates.

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He is Ghana's record scorer, with 50 goals in 99 appearnances.