2014 World Cup scandal: We acted professionally - Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan has said that as professional as Black Stars players are they need to be paid and that was what happened in Brazil, but it was blown out of proportion.

Gyan said this when recounting the events that led to the Black Stars 2014 FIFA World Cup appearance fees brouhaha.

He believes there was a misconception against the playing body because they acted professionally but due to politics in the affairs of the Black Stars things fell apart.

Gyan believes that what happened in Brazil wasn’t their fault because as professional players they need to be paid but they were misunderstood.

“We are professional players; we need to be paid. In every profession, you need to get paid. For example, every professional when you are not paid you need to take your own decision," Asamoah Gyan told Pulse Ghana in an exclusive interview in March 2020.

“We tried our best we did everything, we acted professionally, we did everything to stay in the tournament, but at the end of the day, you need to get paid. But people took it in a negative way because of the politics in football.

“I always say politics in football. I always say politics in football then we should forget about winning a cup. I will say it frankly because I have been there and with my experience, I know football with politics is not going to work".

Asamoah Gyan in the course of the interview clarified his remarks on politics and football he implies the influence of partisan politics of NDC and NPP in the Black Stars and political power of the presidency.