Former Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has paid a courtesy call on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The visit is part of the ex-footballer’s Ashanti Regional tour and wraps up activities ahead of the official launch of the All-Regional Games.

The Black Stars’ all-time top scorer visited the Manhyia Palace on July 4, 2024, where he was spotted exchanging pleasantries with the King.

Following the visit, he took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the amazing experience of meeting Otumfuo.

“I Have never felt so special in my life like this before, For Opemsuo to stop just to have a few words with me, I really feel blessed,” he wrote.

The launch of the All-Regional Games, organized by Asamoah Gyan, will be held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, on July 6, 2024.

Meanwhile, the actual event for November 2024, as the competition organisers revealed during an initial unveiling in Accra in April 2024.

The Games will feature competitions in nine sporting disciplines, namely: football, athletics, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, boxing, e-sports, and arm-wrestling.

Watch Asamoah Gyan reaction after meeting Otumfuo