Asamoah Gyan is on the cover of The National's Sport section for the Sunday, September 18 issue, after sparking Al Ahli to a 4-0 win over Emirates club in their Arabian Gulf League opener.
Gyan, the Ghana and former Al Ain star, has returned to the UAE top flight after a sojourn with China's Shanghai SIPG. Only now he plies his trade for Al Ain's heated rivals Al Ahli, the Dubai giants.
“Forget the club crest on his chest, however difficult that is for now,” writes John McAuley, “and it feels like he never went away.”
Read John's entire report of the affair, which saw the champions stake a strong early claim to supremacy in the Emirates.
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