Injury prevented Asamoah Gyan from reaching his 50 goal haul for Ghana in the country’s win over Mozambique in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Accra.

The 30-year-old is just two goals shy of reaching the landmark but a thigh strain prevented him from attaining his personal goal.

The Shanghai SIPG attacker painfully picked up the problem during the team’s last training session on Wednesday.

The iconic Black Stars captain is the country's leading all-time scorer with 48 goals in 95 appearances for the four-time African champions.

Gyan is the undisputed all-time best striker for the West African Nations with an enviable record at both club and international level.

The SIPG attacker is also the leading African scorer at the World Cup with six goals, surpassing the record held by Cameroonian legend Roger Milla.