Asamoah Gyan hopeful of winning first trophy with Al Ahli on Tuesday
Al Ahli’s new signing Asamoah Gyan is excited at the prospect of beginning his career with the club in the Arabian Gulf Super Cup and says it would be a dream start to lift a trophy on his full debut on Tuesday in Egypt.
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The Arabian Gulf League champions Al Ahli and the President’s Cup winners Al Jazira will clash at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium and the Black Stars skipper is looking forward to making his first start on a winning note.
Having come on as a substitute and scored in his side’s 5-1 Arabian Gulf Cup win over Al Ain on his first appearance, Gyan is anticipating a great spectacle for the supporters.
He said: “The match will be played in Egypt, which has a large population and is a nation with an intense love of football. Egypt is not only famous for its football fans in the Arab region but also throughout Africa, so I am sure that we will see a very large crowd at the game, which will give it an extra special dimension and atmosphere.”
Preparations for the silverware-deciding match, Gyan says, have been positive.
“Everything is going well in the build-up to this match; we trained hard in Dubai and we also had the challenges of two Arabian Gulf Cup games against Al Nasr and Al Ain, which I think has been the best preparation for such a strong fixture of this nature, especially after a big win against Al Ain,” the 30-year-old striker said.
As the newest addition to the squad for the Red Knights, Gyan could be forgiven for not yet being settled at his new club, but the Ghana international insists he feels right at home since signing for Al Ahli.
“I’m still in the early days of my career with this team and I haven’t completed a month here yet, but owing to my previous experience here in UAE it was very easy for me to settle in with the players very quickly and I’ve had no difficulty with integrating in the dressing room.
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I already knew many of the players here before signing, and I have a strong desire to win trophies with this group.
Hopefully we can start with the Arabian Gulf Super Cup – a title I have won before with Al Ain – but it would make it a dream debut for me with Al Ahli,” Gyan enthused.