Asamoah Gyan reacts as Caleb Yirenkyi scores debut goal in iconic no. 3 shirt

Asamoah Gyan reacts as Caleb Yirenkyi scores debut goal in iconic no. 3 shirt

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has shared his excitement following Caleb Yirenkyi’s debut goal for the Black Stars in the iconic number 3 shirt.

Yirenkyi found the back of the net in Ghana’s 1-1 draw against Wales on Tuesday, pouncing on a rebound from Ernest Nuamah, donning the number 3 jersey famously associated with Gyan during his illustrious career with the national team.

Taking to social media, Gyan responded with a cryptic but telling post. “Jonathan Mensah scored his first goal for Ghana against Togo in a friendly. I wasn’t in the team. Ask him what was his jersey number,” Gyan wrote, adding smiling and prayer emojis.

The reference to Jonathan Mensah is significant. The former Ghana defender scored his first international goal against Togo in a friendly back in 2011, also wearing the number 3 jersey at a time when Gyan was still active for the Black Stars.

Gyan’s post appears to be a light-hearted comment about the number 3 shirt, which carries weight due to his legendary status. By invoking Mensah’s example, the former captain seems to suggest that scoring in the number 3 jersey is nothing new – and that Yirenkyi is now part of that lineage.

For Yirenkyi, scoring on debut in such an iconic shirt is a memorable milestone. For Gyan, it’s just another chapter in the history of the number 3 jersey.

Ghana have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England, and Croatia. The Black Stars open their campaign against Panama on June 17, followed by England on June 23 and Croatia on June 27.

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