AFCON 2015: Ghana coach wants Guinea goalkeeper Yattara banned from football over career-threatening lunge on Asamoah Gyan
By Ameenu Shardow
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Avram Grant wants Guinea goalkeeper Naby Yattara banned from football for his career-threatening lunge on Asamoah Gyan which has left the Ghana captain now racing against time to be fit for the semi final clash against Equatorial Guinea.
Yattara lunged into the manhood area of the Al Ain ace with his studs showing in the dying minutes of the quarter final game played in Malabo on Sunday.
The Arles Avignon goalkeeper was rightly sent off but the harm had already been done to the Ghana captain who was aided into the team bus after the game.
Ghana coach Avram Grants wants a severe punishment handed to Yattara - possibly a lifetime ban from football - to set an example of how seriously CAF takes the safety and protection of players.
“I must tell you the issue of Asamoah Gyan is not only an issue for Asamoah Gyan,” Grant told reporters on Monday.
“What this goalkeeper did to Asamoah Gyan I think is an opportunity for CAF to show everybody how they protect the players.
“When it is 3-0, when the goalkeeper deliberately – maybe to finish the career of Asamoah Gyan – because a few centimeters down and I can tell you he wouldn’t play for a long time.
“CAF needs to take a decision, I think this player needs to be banned from the game for a long long time – even for years.
“First it is a bad injury, second if you do it when it is 3-0 in the last minutes means you do not respect the game and you do not respect your friends who play against you.
“I hope, I am waiting to see what will be the punishment for this goalkeeper. For me, I don’t want to see him on the football pitch again.”
Gyan has meanwhile been flown to Mongomo for an MRI scan to ascertain the severity of his injury.
The Black Stars striker has played every single minute of Ghana's campaign in Equatorial Guinea after missing the opening defeat to Senegal through illness.
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Edd
9 years ago
Nana,never will u say something sensible. I wonder if u even took schooling serious.
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sam va
9 years ago
Personally I think you the coach is partly to be blamed for the injury to Asamoah gyan for keeping him on the field of play when we were 3 goals up and had a few minutes of play left.he is the only player in the team that is irreplaceable so why keep him forever on the field.
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Amoration
9 years ago
Tweaa uncle Yattara after losing your boxing fight against Bukum Banku you now turned your venom against Gyan. hmmm.
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BANGER
9 years ago
Its all jealousy. He should be band for at least two yrs
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Stranger Danger
9 years ago
He should be! Fucking ugly shit face.
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Stranger Danger
9 years ago
Don't turn this shit around on Grant. Grant has no control over that str_repeat('*',strlen('fuck')) faces body. If Grant want to keep Gyan on the field, tell him what footballing rules he has broken? Put the blame where the fault is. It's that ugly yattaya's (or however the str_repeat('*',strlen('fuck')) you spell it) immaturity that broke the rules. Annoying part is this fucking ugly shit face also did the same immature shit on Atsu. He should have been handed a red immediately when he shoved Atsu.
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nana
9 years ago
Go away, does it justify d action? He was playing n had a chance. I dnt know how u think... B wise n dnt jst write things..
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Aabaji
9 years ago
hmmmm i 2nd this
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Kaymensah
9 years ago
He did what he did at the behest of the host nation who we are meeting next. His mission was simple: to make sure our potent attackers are out of that game.
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A concerned citizen
9 years ago
This guy must not only to be banned but to be charged with assault because it is soccer and not karate.
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Naledi
9 years ago
That ugly ass son of a bitch needs to be banned for good....nxi
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Felix
9 years ago
It is obvious that ,yattara is unprofessional and needed to be banned by CAF.if no action is not taken then i can say that CAF is not serious .
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