Shanghai SIPG striker, Asamoah Gyan has
defended the lifestyle of African players from
criticism that they do not give enough back to
their communities. “For us African players, a
return to the community is a very important
thing. We know where we come from and we never forget our hometown. “Many African
players are born into poor families so when we
achieve something we always feel the need to
go back to our communities to help those who
are poor.” “I have a foundation and so do
others like Adebayor. When we are on vacation we do these things. Gyan who is also
Ghana captain recently signed a lucrative deal
with the Chinese Super League side and has
scored two goals in three appearances for the
league leaders. Source: allsports .com.gh