Ghanaian striker, Emmanuel Gyasi, has stated that Asamoah Gyan and Stephen Appiah are his idols.
The Spezia man featured for the senior national team for the first time against South Africa in the AFCON qualifiers.
His two idols, Gyan and Appiah, served in the national team for a long time and put up exceptional performances.
"My childhood dream has always been wearing the Ghana National team shirt," he told BBC Sport Africa.
"I wanted to become a football player and play for Ghana: I never had a doubt about it.
"In the past I had two idols in our national team: Stephen Appiah and Asamoah Gyan. They were great, I used to love them and watch all of their games."