Abedi 'Pele' Ayew who collected Nations Cup winners medal with Ghana as a teenager in Libya 28 years ago, congratulated Asamoah Gyan for his fabulous goal which made the Black Stars into semifinals of the 2010 Afcon.
Gyan scored the only goal 16 minutes into the first half against the Angola on Sunday in quarter final match which took place in Luanda, Angola.
"I said before the match that if striker Asamoah Gyan was in good shape Ghana would win," he was quoted in ghanasoccernet website.
The four-time champions reached into the semi-final stage despite lacking six injured first-choices, including Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien. But ‘Pele’ applauded the Black Stars coach for his effort which led them to reach into the semi finals.
"Many coaches would complain about their bad luck, but Milovan opted for youth, including 10 players aged under 21, and his policy has paid rich dividends.
"He and his fellow coaches did their homework well. They knew Angola striker Flavio Amado was a major aerial threat so they prevented the home team from making too many crosses.
"Ghana allowed Angola plenty of possession until they crossed the centre circle, then closed them down quickly with biting tackles and blocked the ball going wide.
"Milovan has a young team who are willing to learn, play a compact game and can counterattack swiftly and dangerously. The team fought all the way and now it is mission accomplished," said 'Pele'.
Impressive young Black Stars thrashed Burkina faso by a goal to nil to reach the promised land and they are expected to play the winner of the today’s match between Zambia and Nigeria..
In other games, Ivory coast were booted out from the competition after being defeated by their fellow world cup bond, Desert Foxes of Algeria.
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