Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan opens up on coaching boyhood club Asante Kotoko in future

Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has opened up about coaching boyhood club Asante Kotoko in the future.

Gyan, who is Ghana’s all-time leading scorer with 51 goals and also the highest African scorer in World Cup history missed out the chance to play for the Ghanaian giants on his return to the locale scene.

The former Black Stars striker, who called it a quick back in October 2023 joined Legon Cities during the 2021/22 season to mark his return to the domestic football for the first time since 2003 when he left Liberty Professionals for greener pastures.

Before joining Legon Cities, many had tipped Gyan to join Asante Kotoko.

Having missed out the chance to play for Kotoko, the former Sunderland star in an interview with UTV monitored by Footballghana.com said he will gladly accept Kotoko’s coaching job in the future in only he is into coaching.

Asked if he will be willing to coach Kotoko in future, he said, “Why not? I will gladly accept Kotoko’s coaching job if I’m into coaching”

The former Black Stars captain has already secured his UEFA B coaching license, meaning he is qualified to take on a coaching job.

Gyan, since announcing his retirement from football has been embarking on a lot of projects including the All Regional Games, which has been slated for November 2024.

The former Black Stars skipper is the leader of Dr. Bawumia’s manifesto committee ahead of the 2024 general elections.