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Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong believes Asamoah Gyan can play an important role at the World Cup despite his age. 

The former Black Stars captain turned 36 in November last year and has been inactive since leaving Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities at the end of last season.

However, the Ghanaian lawmaker insists that Africa's top scorer at the World Cup can help the team in Qatar 2022.

“He is an old man, he is an old man… but he can motivate the team," he told Happy FM.

“His presence alone will make a difference, so when they are going and they send old players along to motivate them, it can be a gamechanger.

“So the role of old players like Asamoah Gyan cannot be discounted, they must be sent to boost the morale of the young ones. But form what I saw from the games against Nigeria, we can go far,” he added.

Asamoah Gyan has not played for the Black Stars since the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt 2019.

Ghana qualified for the World Cup after edging Nigeria out on a two-legged playoff last month and have been drawn in Group H of the Mundial.

The Black Stars will face Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay at the global showpiece later this year in Qatar.