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We find out what our Scholars have been doing this week, including Fran showing off her guns! Sky backs Britain. Find out more about Sky's support of British Cycling and the country's top cyclists. Asamoah Gyan: Sorry for missing from the penalty spot...
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Chelsea man, he put that disappointment behind him and bounced back to net two fabulous goals and underline his status as an African great. Kennedy Mweene (Zambia) vs Ghana Mweene had a magnificent 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but perhaps his finest hour...
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Ghana's Daniel Tawiah Opare (R) and Asamoah Gyan (L) take part in a training session on February 10, 2012, in Malabo, a day ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations 3rd place play-off football match between Ghana and Mali. View Photo »
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Who was missing from Ghana, except Asamoah Gyan? Who was missing from Zambia? ... Tell me of a player who was missing -- and the boys survived.
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Abu partners Anthony Annan in midfield as Goran Stevanovic makes four changes to the team that started the previous game for Saturday's game at the Estadio Nuevo in Malabo Bata. Kick off is at 8:00pm local time (19:00GMT). Jordan Ayew leads the line...
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Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan: Missed penalty kick against Zambia will spur me on (Football News)
FIFA World Cup Soccer NewsThe striker is not new to penalty setbacks in crucial moments after also missing a spot kick in the quarter-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay in South Africa which drew incessant criticisms from certain quarters. With that No comments...
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Ghana were unfortunate to suffer elimination in the quarterfinals against Uruguay (remember Luis Suarez’s last-minute handball on the line followed by Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss?), so it’s possible to speculate that the Black Stars could have given...
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan takes part in a training session in Malabo on February 10, 2012, on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) third place playoff football match between Ghana and Mali. View Photo »
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Asamoah Gyan is a very good player. He is central to the Ghana strike force and for most footballers injuries can be very problematic so we are happy for him and happy that he is looking fit
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Renard, the Zambia coach, said the team's run to the final was written somewhere. But talk to any professional manager or player and they'll all say you need slices of luck to win: a ricochet, a deflection, an unusual bounce. But the Zambians had...
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Gyan says he will use his recent failure from the penalty spot as inspiration for the future and is adamant he can help Ghana win the Nations Cup. Gyan missed from the penalty spot in the semifinal defeat against Zambia before the Black Stars went on to...
About Asamoah Gyan
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Asamoah Gyan (born November 22, 1985 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who plays as a striker for Stade Rennais in the French Ligue 1. He is the first Ghanaian Player ever to score a goal at the FIFA World Cup Finals. Full Article
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan takes part in a training session in Malabo on February 10, 2012, on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) third place playoff football match between Ghana and Mali.
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The Ghanian national football team Front row L-R : Asamoah Gyan, Samuel Inkoom, Anthony Annan, Lee Addy, Andre Ayew, Back row L-R: Larsen Kwarasey Adambathia, Derek Boateng , Jordan Ayew, John Boye, Asamoah Kwadwo, and John Mensah pose before the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final...
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Zambian defender Stoppila Sunzu (R) vies with Ghanaian national football team's Asamoah Gyan during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final football match between Ghana and Zambia in Bata on Feburary 8, 2012. Zambia won 1-0 and qualified for the final.
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Ghanaian national football team's Asamoah Gyan (C) eyes the ball as he vies with Zambian defender Stoppila Sunzu (L) and defender Davies Nkausu during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final football match between Ghana and Zambia in Bata on Feburary 8, 2012. Zambia won 1-0 and...
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Asamoah Gyan of Ghana reacts after Zambia's goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene catches his penalty during their African Nations Cup semi-final soccer match at Estadio de Bata "Bata Stadium" in Bata February 8, 2012.
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Zambia's goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, center right, fends off a goalscoring attempt by Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, center left, as Ghana's John Boye, right, and captain John Mensah, left, look on during their African Cup of Nations semifinal match at Bata Stadium, in Bata, Equatorial Guinea Wednesday,...
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan (R) vies for the ball with Zambia's Hichani Himoonde (L) during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final football match between Ghana and Zambia in Bata on Feburary 8, 2012.
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Ghanaian national football team's forward Asamoah Gyan (R) vies for the ball with Zambian Davies Nkausu during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final football match between Ghana and Zambia in Bata on Feburary 8, 2012.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, right, controls the ball with Zambia's Davies Nkausu during their African Cup of Nations Group Nations semifinal soccer match in Bata Stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
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Ghana national football team Asamoah Gyan heads the ball past Zambia's Davies Nkausu during The Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match in Bata stadium in Bata on Febuary 8, 2012. Between Ghana and Zambia.
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Zambia's goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene dives to save a penalty kick from Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, right, during their African Cup of Nations Group Nations semifinal soccer match in Bata Stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan takes part in a training session at Estadio de Bata "Bata Stadium", in Bata February 7, 2012, ahead of their African Nations Cup semi-final soccer match against Zambia on Wednesday.
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Ghana national football team coach Goran Stevanovic (C) watches players Lee Addy (L) and Asamoah Gyan (R) during a training session in Bata on Febuary 7, 2012, a day before the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match between Zambia and Ghana.
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Ghana's national football team Asamoah Gyan takes part in a training session on Febuary 7, 2012, in Bata, a day ahead of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final football match between Zambia and Ghana.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan controls the ball during a pre-match training session at Bata Stadium, in Bata, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ghana will face Zambia Wednesday in their African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, left, plays with the ball as Ghana's captain John Mensah looks on during training session in Bata stadium in Bata, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ghana will play against Zambia in African Cup of Nations semi final soccer match on Wednesday in Bata.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan (R) and team mate Jonathan Mensah (L) discuss during a training session in Bata on Febuary 7, 2012, a day before their match again Zambia in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match in Bata stadium.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan (C) and team mates Jonathan Mensah (L) and Prince Tagoe (R) enjoy a joke during a training session in Bata on Febuary 7, 2012, a day before their match again Zambia in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match in Bata stadium.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan speaks during a news conference in Bata February 7, 2012, ahead of their African Nations Cup semi-final soccer match against Zambia on Wednesday.
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Ghana national football team Asamoah Gyan gives a press conference in Bata on Febuary 7, 2012, on the eve of the 2012 Africa Nations Cup semi-final football match Zambia vs Ghana.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, left, answers questions from journalists as teammate Andre Ayew listens during a pre-match press conference at the team hotel in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ghana will face Zambia Wednesday in their African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, with his jersey number 3 dyed into his hair, listens to questions from journalists during a pre-match press conference at the team hotel in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ghana will face Zambia Wednesday in their African Cup of Nations semifinal...
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A combination of two pictures taken during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament shows Ghana's striker Asamoah Gyan (L) in Franceville and Zambia's midfielder Christopher Katongo in Malabo. Zambia will play Ghana in a semi-final match of the tournament on February 8, 2012...
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Tunisian Khalil Chammem (L) vies with Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) quarter-final football match Ghana vs Tunisia at Franceville stadium in Gabon on February 5, 2012. Ghana won 2-1 and reach the semi-final.
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Ghanaian forward Asamoah Gyan (R) vies with Tunisian midfielder Houcine Ragued during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) quarter-final football match Ghana vs Tunisia at Franceville stadium in Gabon on February 5, 2012.
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan takes part in a training session in Malabo on February 10, 2012, on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) third place playoff football match between Ghana and Mali.
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