Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan will not take penalty kick during normal play on AFCON.

 Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed he will not take a penalty during normal play in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

The 27-year-old Ghana captain missed a penalty-kick that would have put Ghana in the semi-finals of 2010 World Cup  and again in the semi-finals of last year's Nations Cup.
After suffering abuse from fans, which led him to take an international break, Gyan does not want to step up again.

2013 AFCON GHANA GROUP FIXTURES

• Ghana vs DR Congo, 20/1/13
• Ghana vs Mali, 24/1/13
• Ghana vs Niger, 28/1/13

Then in February he again missed from the spot in his country's Nations Cup semi-final against Zambia, who went on to win 1-0 and then beat Ivory Coast in the final.

Later that month Gyan said: "It's been very hard for me mentally, to miss two important successive penalties for my country.
Ghana kick off their campaign against the D R Congo on 20 January and will also play Mali and Niger in Group B