By Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for South Dayi constituency, claims that Asamoah Gyan intentionally missed a penalty during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The ex-Ghana international failed to convert a penalty in the final minutes of extra time during the quarterfinal match against Uruguay, following Luis Suarez’s handball that prevented a goal-bound ball.
However, the National Democratic Congress MP suggested that Gyan’s pivotal missed penalty, which could have propelled Ghana to become the first African nation in the World Cup semi-final, was politically motivated.
In an interview with Radio XYZ, Dafeamekpor claimed that the former Black Stars captain has been a longstanding supporter of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and deliberately avoided bringing glory to their political rivals.
“I am of the opinion that Asamoah Gyan intentionally threw away that penalty because it was under NDC. It’s today that I’ve come to the realisation that he threw away the penalty in the 2010 World Cup and the Africa Cup because the glory would have come to the NDC.
His remarks follow Gyan’s expressed interest in contributing to the manifesto committee for the NPP’s 2024 election candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Dafeamekpor criticized the decision of the former Legon Cities player to take on the role.
He argued that Gyan, being a national figure with broad respect and admiration from both major political parties, should have refrained from accepting the position.
