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Gabaski deserves best goalkeeper award – Gyan
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Asamoah Gyan, the legendary goalie of Ghana&#8217;s Black Stars, has said that Egypt&#8217;s Mohamed Abou Gabal, also known as Gabaski, was the greatest goalkeeper during the recently finished Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On Thursday night, Gabaski was the hero as the Pharaohs defeated the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the second semifinal of the AFCON.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gabaski, who plays for Zamalek, gave Egypt the final ticket by saving two penalties in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Cameroon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Egypt had also defeated the Elephants of Ivory Coast on penalty kicks before their match against Cameroon, with Gabaski stopping one of the Ivoiriens&#8217; efforts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gabaski was a nightmare for the Senegalese team in Yaounde, save from saving Mane&#8217;s seventh-minute penalty.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: var(--c-contrast-800);">Gyan believes Gabaski has a positive energy that he uses to support the squad. He noted has been a second goalie for ten years, and there&#8217;s something he&#8217;s been doing behind the scenes to support the players.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;Even when he&#8217;s on the field, you can tell he&#8217;s a motivator by the way he controls people. That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s been there all these years, and when the opportunity arose, he delivered. He was, in my opinion, the best goalkeeper in the tournament.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;No disrespect to Mendy,&#8221; Gyang added, &#8220;but he [Gabaski] did everything he could to keep Egypt in the competition.&#8221;</span></p>