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Is Asamoah Gyan Africa’s most overrated modern great?

Approaching a decade since the Ghana international’s finest hour, does Baby Jet get too much credit?

As we enter June 2020, we’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of Ghana’s run to the quarter-final at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

This also means that we’re 10 years removed from Asamoah Gyan’s finest hour, as the Black Stars frontman netted late winners against Serbia and the United States to inspire the West Africans to the Last Eight.

It was the striker, of course, who won many admirers for stepping up to slam home the first Ghanaian penalty in the shootout after having missed the last-minute spotkick following Luis Suarez’s goalline handball from Dominic Adiyiah’s close-range attempt.