Captain of the Black Stars of Ghana, Andre Dede Ayew has been excluded from a 26-man squad named by coach Otto Addo for the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Central African Republic.
In a press conference on Wednesday 29, 2024, coach Addo revealed that he has engaged the skipper before naming his squad.
“I had a long chat with Andre and gave him the reason why he is not in the squad. I talk to players directly and I don’t like to put information out about what we spoke about.
“This is the decision we took and it’s not like he necessarily agreed, but I still have big respect for him,” Otto Addo said.
Ayew Andrew is on record to have appeared in 120 games of the senior national team of Ghana earning himself the feat of being Africa’s highest goal scorer with 24 goals in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
On the foreign front, Ayew, 34, has scored 5 goals in 19 league appearances for French Ligue 1 side, Le Havre this season.
The Black Stars of Ghana will be facing Mali on June 6, 2024, at Bamako’s Stade 26 Mars, followed by a home game against Central African Republic on June 10, 2024, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
New players who have been handed their debut call-ups to the senior national team by coach Addo included Ibrahim Sulemana and West Bromwich Albion’s Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Find the team’s full call ups below
