- Boakye Yiadom says it has been his dream to be a striker Ghana could count on just like Asamoah Gyan was
- Asamoah Gyan has been out of the Ghana Black Stars squad for more than a year but has not announced his international retirement
- Asamoah Gyan is the player with the most goals in the history of the Black Stars and holds many other competition records for Ghana
- The Beitar Jerusalem forward said like “Baby Jet”, we could have “Boakye Magic” as he referred to himself as being equally capable
28-year-old Ghana striker, Richmond Boakye Yiadom, has said he dreams of being Ghana’s new goal machine like Asamoah Gyan was for the Black Stars for years.
The Beitar Jerusalem forward, noted that producing the goals for the misfiring Black Stars, was something he was working on.
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Boakye says he knows the need for a lethal goal scorer in the Black Stars team, and that he wants to be the player that provides that.
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Boakye himself is such a case, as he was handed a call-up by returnee manager, Milovan Rajevac for the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa.
Speaking in an interview with JoySports, Boakye-Yiadom said:
“I know a lot of people have been saying that since Asamoah [Gyan] left, we need a striker. This has been my dream and I want to be one of the strikers who can help Ghana to score goals.”
The Jerusalem based attacker, added that:
“If we have had Baby Jet, then we have to have Boakye Magic, that is my dream.”
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The one-time Atalanta, Juventus, and Genoa academy player further disclosed that he want to become a constant feature for the Black Stars and not pop in and drop out like he has previously.
“After three years coming back, it wasn’t bad [playing against Ethiopia and South Africa].
I have to keep working hard and be committed to whatever I’m doing at the club side, so that when I have the opportunity to be here I can do what everyone wants me to do,” Boakye-Yiadom concluded.
Since Asamoah Gyan’s last appearance for the Black Stars, a number of coaches have called on a number of strikers to fill the void Gyan left behind but none seem to have.
Asamoah Gyan is Ghana’s all time leading goal scorer in history in addition to holding the recently matched world record of most international tournaments scored in.
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Meanwhile Gyan is enjoying his time-out…
YEN.comgh reported some while ago that former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, a big fan of rapper Amerado, was spotted in a video jamming to the musician’s latest track ‘Abotre.’
The song, which features Black Sherif, is enjoying massive airplay, and appears to be the anthem in town.
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