Ghanaian international striker Asamoah Gyan has apologized for going AWOL before the Black Stars emplaned to Angola to engage the Palancas Negras in a friendly encounter which ended goalless in Luanda.Asamoah together with two others, Michael Essien and Sully Muntari refused to travel with the team on Monday to Angola and interestingly head Coach Milovan Rajevac was not informed as to the reasons behind their behavoiour.The issue incensed the Ghana football Association who sent out a release on the matter and immediately began to launch an investigation into why the players stayed away without permission from the coach. In an interview with peace fm, Asamoah Gyan was sorry about the situation which has raised a lot of eyebrows in the country with public opinion sharply divided on whether such players should be banned for their recalcitrant behaviour.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has indicated that it will launch an investigation into the behavior of three senior members of the Black Stars following their absence from the squad that travelled to Angola for yesterday’s international friendly with Angola.DAILY GUIDE SPORTS has learnt that the trio, Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien and Asamoah Gyan, could face sanctions if they are found culpable.According to a statement signed by Kofi Nsiah, General Secretary of the GFA, his outfit “wrote to and secured the release of 20 players to honour the World Cup qualifying match against Mali on the 15th November 2009 and the international friendly against Angola on the 18th November, 2009.