Ghana and Hearts of Oak legend Mohammed Polo has admonished the Ghana FA and Black Star coach CK Akonnor not to force Asamoah Gyan into retirement, insisting he is a legend.

Gyan has been out of the Black Stars since he last featured for the side at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The new leadership structure of the Black Stars recently announced by the Ghana FA has cast major doubt on the future of the former Black Stars captain following his exclusion from the list.

Gyan was earlier stripped off the captaincy prior to the 2019 AFCON by former coach James Kwesi Appiah.

Mohammed Polo, a 1978 AFCON winner with the Black Stars says Asamoah Gyan should not be forced into retirement

“We don’t retire legends so we should allow him to play. Legends decide on their future. I had the same problem during my stint with Hearts of Oak, they wanted to retire me and that is why I joined Great Olympics”, he told Bryt FM.

“Hearts of Oak wanted to retire me at all cost but i told them we don’t retire legends. The truth is that legends retire themselves. No one thought him how to play football and so why do you want him out of the team”

“If CK Akonnor will need him in the team he should invite him and give the General captain to him because he is above captain now”

“In fact, it won’t work for CK if he invites Gyan and put him on the bench because he has a high spirit.’’ he concluded.

The former Black Stars captain is the country’s all-time leading scorer with 51 goals in 106 appearances and Africa’s leading top scorer with six goals at the FIFA World Cup.