Black Stars Skipper Andre Ayew Left Out Of Two World Cup Qualifiers

Coach of the Black Stars of Ghana, Otto Addo has left out captain Andre Ayew from the squad announced for the crucial FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Central African Republic in June.

Andre enjoyed a decent stint with French Ligue 1 side Le Havre in the just ended season scoring 6 goals in 19 appearances to help them survive.

However, that was not enough to retain his place within the team ahead of the crucial double header.

He was conpicuously missing as Coach Addo Announced his final 26 man squad for the double qualifiers.

He recently spoke out about turning around the team’s worrying run of form which has seen Ghana getting dumped out of the Group stage in back to back Afcons.

Ghana take on Mali on the 6th before squaring up against the Central African Republic on the 10th of June 2024.

Ghana has recorded a win against Madagascar and a defeat to Comoros in Group I.

Andre Ayew, hit the 200-game mark in the French Ligue 1 after his latest appearance for Le Havre last Friday. where he helped the team survive relegation.

Andre Ayew’s 200 appearances in Ligue 1 came for three clubs, starting off his professional career at Olympique Marseille where he made 160 appearances and scored 44 goals before having a loan stint at Lorient where he featured in 22 games and scored three goals.

He left France in 2015 before returning in November 2023 to newly-promoted Le Havre, where played 18 games so far and scored five times.

Ayew, 34 years, who has been a constant figure in the Black stars for close to two decades is currently the most capped player for the national team since he made his debut in 2007.

He has over 120 caps with 24 goals to his credit.

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