Asamoah Gyan set to make Ghana goals history, equals Black Stars scoring record

Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan looks poised to become the country's all-time record scorer after equaling the Black Stars scoring record of 40 goals during Monday night's 4-0 win over South Korea in a pre-World Cup warm-up in Miami.

The UAE-based striker is set to become Ghana's all-time leading scorer with many more years to come in his career following the feat he achieved at the Miami Sun Life Stadium.

Gyan stole the ball from Kwak Taehwi near midfield, dribbled 20 yards past Kim Young-gwon and scored from 15 yards in the 44th minute for Ghana's second goal on the night.

The goal means Gyan has equaled the joint top scoring record held by Edward Acquah and Kwesi Owusu who had 40 goals each playing for the Black Stars.

With the World Cup starting for the Black Stars from next week and Gyan poised to play in many more matches for the Black Stars, he is expected to extend his scoring record for the country.

An excellent showing at the World Cup in Brazil will establish him probably as Ghana's greatest striker despite the achievements of the likes of Anthony Yeboah.

He scored his first goal for Ghana as a teenager in 2003 when the Black Stars thrashed Somalia 5-0 in Accra.

 
Statistics of goals scored by Asamoah Gyan for Ghana

1. 16th November 2003 WCQ/ANCQ Ghana 5-0 Somalia
Scored a goal
2. 25 June 2004 Friendly Mozambique 0-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
3. 3 July 2004 WCQ/ANCQ        Uganda 1-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
4. 3 March 2005 Friendly Kenya 2-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
5. 27 March 2005  WCQ/ANCQ  DR Congo 1-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
6. 8 October 2005 WCQ/ANCQ     Cape Verde 0-4 Ghana

Scored a goal
7. 14 November 2005 Friendly  Saudi Arabia 1-3 Ghana

Scored two goals
8. 4 June 2006 Friendly South Korea 1-3 Ghana
Scored a goal
9. 17 June 2006 WC Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
10. 8 October 2006 Friendly South Korea 1-3 Ghana
Scored two goals
11. 21 August 2007 Friendly Senegal 1-1 Ghana in London

Scored a goal
12. 20 January 2008  ANC   Ghana 2-1 Guinea
Scored a goal
13. 9 September 2009  Friendly  Japan 4-3 Ghana in Netherlands

Scored a brace
14. 15 January 2010 ANC Ivory Coast 3-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
15. 24 January 2010 ANC Angola 0-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
16. 28 January 2010   ANC    Nigeria 0-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
17. 1 June 2010    Friendly  Netherlands 4-1 Ghana

Scored a goal
18. 13 June 2010 WC Serbia 0-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
19. 19 June 2010 WC Australia 1-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
20. 26 June 2010 WC United States 1-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
21. 29 March 2011 Friendly England 1-1 Ghana in London

Scored a goal
22. 7 June 2011  Friendly South Korea 2-1 Ghana
Scored a goal
23. 2 September 2011 ANCQ   Swaziland 2-0 Ghana
Scored a goal
24. 8 October 2011 ANCQ   Sudan 0-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
25. 28 January 2012 ANC  Mali 0-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
26. 10 January 2013 Friendly Egypt 0-3 Ghana   in UAE

Scored a goal
27. 13 January 2013 Friendly Tunisia 2-4 Ghana
Scored a goal
28. 28 January 2013 Friendly Niger 0-3 Ghana
Scored a goal
29. 24 March 2013 WCQ Ghana 4-0 Sudan
Scored a goal
30. 7 June 2013 WCQ Sudan 1-3 Ghana
Scored 2 goals
31. 16 June 2013 WCQ  Lesotho 0-2 Ghana
Scored a goal
32. 14 August 2013   Turkey 2-2 Ghana
Scored two goals
33. 15 October 2013 WCQ Ghana 6-1 Egypt
Scored two goals
34. 9th June, 2014 Friendly Ghana 4-0 South Korea in USA

Scored a goal
N/B: World Cup (WC), African Nations Cup (ANC), World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ), African Nations Cup Qualifiers (ANCQ).

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