Asamoah Gyan Explains Why He Was Benched Against Ethiopia

Asamoah Gyan has said disclosed that he was left on the bench against Ethiopia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to tactical reason.

The Black Stars skipper was unused in Ghana's 2:0 win in Addis Ababa over the weekend.

But the former Liberty Professionals forward and Ghana's all-time leading scorer says he was unused due to the tactical approach of the game.

“Its [substitution] was based on tactical reason as you could see that it got to a point where we were under pressure and so at that particular point, we needed a midfielder and defender and that’s why we saw Afriyie Acquah and Jonathan Mensah being introduced into the game just to keep the result intact because the pressure was becoming unbearable on us,” the Kayserispor marksman told Angel FM.

Jordan Ayew scored a brace in the first half of the game to ensure the four-time African champions leapfrogged their opponents to a second position on the log standings.

The win has sent Ghana to the 2nd position in Group F and will host Kenya in the final group game in March 2019.