Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila has extended his best wishes to Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan who celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday.

In a message on his Instagram page, the Black Stars defender wrote: "Happy birthday captain fantastic. May God bless you and your family, leader and legend."

Rashid Sumaila who was a member of the Black Stars team that represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup is yet to earn his first call up under coach Avram Grant but insist Gyan is a great leader.

The former Asante Kotoko defender has been overwhelmingly splendid for Kuwaiti side Al Qadsia and has been linked to a move outside Kuwait at the end of the season.