The Ghana Football Association has payed tribute to iconic talisman Asamoah Gyan, who turns 33 today.

The FA took to it’s official Twitter page to eulogize the extraordinary achievements of the Black Stars captain.

Gyan, who burst onto the scene at a tender age of 17, has not looked back since 2003.

The former Sunderland hitman scored his country's first ever goal at the World Cup in 2006 in Germany.

He also scored the fastest goal at the same Mundial.

Gyan holds the country's most goals at the Africa Cup of Nations with eight and crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year in 2010.

He emerged the AFC Champions League Top Scorer and Best Foreign payers in 2014 among a list of endless personal achievements.

By Daraja Mutari