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The mother of the lady accusing Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan of rape has described the footballer as 'a beast' - and she wants President Mahama to force an apology to her family.

In a series of carefully chosen words, the mother of Sarah Kwablah painted the player as uncaring, arrogant, and callous. She was speaking at a press conference held in Accra on Wednesday following a similar gathering held by Gyan's lawyer a day earlier.

She was flanked by her lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, and her daughter, Sarah.

"In my family, we are very, very worried because my daughter is a citizen of Ghana, and me too I am same. The whole issue is worrying because my daughter was raped. I'm sorry to say this, I'm very sorry to say this.

"The guy [Asamoah Gyan] is a beast. I'm sorry, very very sorry."
"This is very painful because the guy did this and they brought my daughter out that she is [an] extortionist, blackmailer, gold digger, opportunist. My God!"

"It's very painful [and] my family name out there. It's not easy"
Kwablah's mother then began appealing to the conscience of Ghanaians in her quest to overturn the Attorney General's verdict on the matter. It has been reported - but has not yet been independently verified - that the AG's office has cleared the footballer of any wrongdoing, leading to Tuesday's press briefing by the player's lawyers to warn the general public from traducing the Ghana captain's name.

"I'm not rich. My late husband [was] not a rich man. He [was] just a chief inspector, a station officer. Are you getting me?", Kwablah's mother said.
"So the fact that we are not rich are we not Ghanaian too? I believe the president is watching. And the AG is under him. So what is president doing? He can see that no this is not good, call the case, call the captain for him to answer."
"If it takes a thousand years, my daughter's name will be cleared."
Kwablah's mother then changed tack again, and went after the empathy of women around the country.
"Fellow Ghanaians, this [about] all women, [they] shouldn't sit out there [and say] wɔnoaa na wɔpɛ. If the guy will not come put and say the truth and apologize to the family, whereby the AG and authorities have refused to seek justice for my daughter. By hook or crook, the guy must apologise."

The phrase 'wɔnoaa na wɔpɛ' used in this context means "Sarah's plight is self-inflicted".
Her mother went on: "[Gyan] is too proud to come to my face and say 'oh my mother I'm sorry, we did this. Even when she was pregnant."

Maurice Ampaw spoke afterwards, charging the AG's office to come again in its verdict and promised to invoke the powers of the United Nations, Amnesty International and other global bodies - if need be - to get the China-based footballer to admit to rape.

Kwablah (pictured, right) did not speak during the press conference.