Khaled Abdullah Hamar Ain Al Dhaheri the vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Football Club was keen to honor the former club player Asamoah Gyan.
Gyan scored an incredible 123 goals in 123 games for the Gulf club during his three-season stay in the United Arab Emirates between 2011 and 2015.
The short ceremony took place during half time of the Al Ain and Al Jazira match on Tuesday evening at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
The honoring ceremony was attended by members of the Board of Directors Salem Al-Junaibi and Majid Al-Owais.
After the end of the match, Asamoah Gyan said in a press statement :
“I would like first to congratulate all Al-Ainawiya on the occasion of qualifying for the League Cup final, with all the sincere wishes of the team for payment and success.
He continued:
“It is difficult for me to express my feelings towards Al-Ain, the great club that I love and adore, and in which I spent a wonderful period, and I have memories that cannot fall from my memory, and I will not reveal a secret if I tell you that I consider it the best club ever for me, and personally, I am very happy to be back in my big home.” .
