Owner and bankroller of Tema Youth, Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer has reacted to Asamoah Gyan’s desire to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar later this year.
The former Ghana captain has been trending since week ago after revealing he wants to make a comeback to the Black Stars.
Gyan’s comments have sparked heated debate among Ghanaians and Palmer, who worked with the all-time top scorer under the Kwasi Nyantakyi erstwhile administration has kicked against Gyan’s World Cup ambitions.
“Gyan is my brother, a friend and everything, I will tell him to leave the stage because he has paid his dues for Ghana. When he scored his 50th in Gabon I think he celebrated that goal in front of me and there was a reason why he did that because that was all that I wished for him to get his 50th goal”
“He is one of the best players we’ve had, he has paid his dues so we should not push him to the World Cup to disgrace him. He played for Legon Cities and we all saw that the soul is willing but the body is weak”
“So, I will tell Gyan to allow us to go and do our business or he should go as an inspirer because he is a legend and that is what we lack in most of the tournament, I have been to competitions several times (AFCON, World Cup) and what other counties does is, they bring their legends and are given special place because when the going gets tough, they will be there to support because of their experience but we are not celebrating our legends and that is the whole issue” he said.