Asamoah Gyan will never forget that moment when he hit the crossbar from a penalty kick that could have consigned him to the history of African football

World Cup One-Hit Wonders: The Asamoah Penalty Nightmare

It is said that, just one moment before dying, a person relives their whole life in an instant. In the case of Asamoah Gyan, one of the top images will likely be that moment when he hit the crossbar from a penalty kick that could have consigned him to the history of African football, making his native Ghana the first African team to ever each a World Cup Semi Final.

Meteore Mondiali: Asamoah, un incubo lungo 11 metri

It is said that, just one moment before dying, a person relives their whole life in an instant. In the case of Asamoah Gyan, one of the top images will likely be that moment in which he hit the crossbar from a penalty kick that could have consigned him to the history of African football - making his native Ghana the first African Country to ever reach a World Cup Semi Final.