Bristol City attacker Antoine Semenyo has stated that he aspires to be like former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan and break the latter’s record for Ghana.
Gyan’s name will go down in Ghana’s football history as the country’s all-time leading scorer during his time with the Black Stars.
Semenyo, who has yet to play for the Black Stars, stated in an interview with Happy FM that he aspires to be like Gyan and leave a legacy in the Black Stars’ colors.
“I would say Asamoah Gyan,” Semenyo said when quizzed about who from the Black Stars team influenced him.
“As a young boy watching Ghana, he was obviously the person everyone looked up to. He was the striker that scored the goals and as a young player for me, I also want to score goals as well so every time I watched him he scored goals and I was like, ‘I want to be like him.
“So I am aspiring to be like him and hopefully I can be better than him – that will come with time.”
Despite being approached by England to play for them, the 22-year-old believes it is only right for him to represent his parents’ country.
“England has come here and there but Ghana is where I belong,” he added.
“Those narratives [of black magic in the Black Stars] do not matter to me. I just want to play for Ghana and represent my home country.”
Semenyo is expected to be involved when the Black Stars begin their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
He was invited for the World Cup playoff against Nigeria but injury made him unavailable.
