Asamoah Gyan says qualifying for the FIFA World Cup™ the second time round has been even more pleasurable than the last. The Ghanaian striker, whose six goals for Stade Rennes in France’s Ligue 1 this season has sparked a new sense of life into his game, says the Black Stars are highly satisfied with their work in the 2010 qualifiers.
Ghana qualified for their first FIFA World Cup four years ago, coming from behind in a group that included South Africa to snatch top place. For the 2010 finals, they have sauntered through their qualifying programme, making sure of their place with two rounds of matches still left to play.
“We did great they second time round,” he smiled. “The first time was quite complicated but now we’ve reached the finals without losing a game [in the final round of qualifiers] so it’s been more satisfying for us, although it wasn’t easy. It’s a great achievement.” says the striker, who turns 24 at the end of the month.
Ghana finished top of their first round group with four wins and two defeats, edging ahead of Gabon and Libya in the standings. In their second group, they quickly saw off the threat of Mali and went on to win four in a row and qualify before defeat in their last match away at Benin, which was nothing more than an academic assignment.
“On paper Mali were one of the favourites because they have so many good players but we beat them 2-0 away with almost a second team because we had so many injuries,” continued Gyan
Ghana qualified for their first FIFA World Cup four years ago, coming from behind in a group that included South Africa to snatch top place. For the 2010 finals, they have sauntered through their qualifying programme, making sure of their place with two rounds of matches still left to play.
“We did great they second time round,” he smiled. “The first time was quite complicated but now we’ve reached the finals without losing a game [in the final round of qualifiers] so it’s been more satisfying for us, although it wasn’t easy. It’s a great achievement.” says the striker, who turns 24 at the end of the month.
Ghana finished top of their first round group with four wins and two defeats, edging ahead of Gabon and Libya in the standings. In their second group, they quickly saw off the threat of Mali and went on to win four in a row and qualify before defeat in their last match away at Benin, which was nothing more than an academic assignment.
“On paper Mali were one of the favourites because they have so many good players but we beat them 2-0 away with almost a second team because we had so many injuries,” continued Gyan
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