Asamoah Gyan hopes the Black Stars players will stay in shape before the tournament

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan hopes his fellow players will stay in shape before the African Nations Cup in Egypt.

Ghana's mission is to end the jinx without trophies after 37 years this summer.

After winning the best African tournament in Libya in 1982, the Black Stars struggled to win the ultimate although they came closer in 1992, 2010, and 2015.

The Black Stars players are responsible for winning the trophy, the striker Kayserispor hope his teammates remain in shape less than a month from the start of the tournament.

"The only thing I invite Ghanaians to do is pray against the wounds by the time we play AFCON 2019," he told Oyerepa FM, based in Kumasi. "Between now and the moment we play AFCON, anything can happen, because football is a game of contact.

"For me, I'm very fit and ready for the tournament, so we're waiting for June 1 to go to Abu Dhabi, we have about 28 days to play our first game, I'm sure it's enough to prepare for the tournament. ", he added. .

Ghana will face South Africa and Namibia in a warm-up match in Dubai, where they will camp for three weeks before naming the last 23-man squad.

The Black Stars are part of Group F alongside Guinea Bissau, Benin and the defending champions, Cameroon,