Andre Ayew blames Black Stars management for his Ghana retirement decision

Posted On Wednesday, 27th February 2013

Andre Ayew has quit the Black Stars

Ghana winger Andre Ayew says he decided to temporarily quit the Black Stars because he does not enjoy a good relationship with the management of the team.

The France-based player on Tuesday asked the Ghana Football Association (GFA) not to consider him – temporarily – for future call-ups into the Black Stars.

Without giving specific reasons why his relationship with the management has broken down, Ayew insists the state of affairs has emotionally and psychologically affected his desire to play for his country.

“My decision to withdraw my services from the national team results from a number of issues or matters that have occurred quite recently, especially with regard to my relationship with the management team of the senior national team, the Black Stars,” Ayew said in a letter to the GFA.

“These matters have so affected me emotionally and psychologically such that I am unable presently to offer the best of my services to my dear nation.”

The decision by the son of legend Abedi Pele comes in the wake of his exclusion from Ghana’s squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Andre Ayew was included in the squad but was subsequently dropped after he failed to arrive in time to be examined by the Ghana team doctors following a hamstring injury.

While Ayew might have his reasons for quitting, some have pointed to disciplinary problems for his run-ins with Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah.

Andre was given an ultimatum to apologise over an incident when he was substituted in their Nations Cup qualifier against Malawi in Blantyre last year.

Ayew has scored four goals in 43 appearances for Ghana.

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READERS COMMENTS

Viper says:

February 27, 2013 at 3:07 am

Who cares??there are players ready to play and people better pray that we don’t qualify for the world cup,cos if we do,thats the end of your international career.

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- tbdarko says:
  
  February 27, 2013 at 7:01 am
  
  I’m sure there are players ready to play like you said….BUT are they equally as good and experienced? hmmmmmm, Dede is one guy that plays his heart out both for country n club. U see it in him every time he steps a foot on the pitch. He loves Ghana and we all know that. For him to make a decision like this says a lot about whats going on in the GFA. When KPB retired we called him all kinds of names. I hope we can wake up and stop blaming these players…. the GFA is going to ruin the blackstars. Can we still qualify for the world cup? YES WE CAN…….BUT who are we going to take to go play against some of the world’s best soccer players???? I hope not the same team we took to the AFCON. No player is bigger than Ghana but if we are going to compete with the worlds best then we need our best players.
  
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Zap says:

February 27, 2013 at 4:15 am

This is the beginning of the beginnings. You have public opinion on your side. This is what will put pressure on the Govt, the corrupt GFA officials and the entire public to act. You were injured and they couldnt wait for 2 more days for you and yet they waited for others and took some injured players to the AFCON. The results was what we all saw. The corrupt GFA is satisfied with the SWOT analysis of the coaches performance. What a coach !! Ghanaians should wake up and start a revolution !! If FIFA bans Ghana for say a year, it is worth it. We would have sacked Nyantakyie and his team, changed the coach, dissolved the B-stars and introduced some new measures. We need a completely new set of management. Nigeria did it and today they are the African champions
It has began. We saw it coming.

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Divaro says:

February 27, 2013 at 9:23 am

@tbdarko, you are a very responsible fellow, keep it up.

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Kofi says:

February 27, 2013 at 9:35 am

Ayew brothers is right becouse our GFA is corupt and selfish, this what they want.
CORUPT GFA, CORUPT COACH.

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gentle john says:

February 27, 2013 at 10:00 am

This is very good decision and i support them 100%,Kwesi Nyantakyi and his gang with the incompetent Kwesi Appiah are destroying the Black Stars and i am not sure we will qualify for the World Cup

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Kay says:

February 27, 2013 at 11:12 am

Why r people failing to understand that these players take top dollar for from the tax payer before playing for the BS. Playing for the Stars is not free yet they want us to beg them b4. Please anyone that resigns shd not be beg. When u resign a job u dont expect to go back to that job. U move on. Best of Luck Ayew Brothers on ur next job

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schywe says:

February 27, 2013 at 11:39 am

wh i hear people make certain comments it baffles me. A wise man once told me, when everyone has a problem with you, then everyone does no have a problem but you do….Essien’s rep said recentl” we cannot wash our dirty linen in public” i connection with the player’s absence from GFA,thenJordan Andre,then KBP, then Appiah on relationship with GFA, then Laryea…..okow these re all people who know the workings of GFA more than you and i, for 1 reason only…they work with them… Does this not give an indication that somethig aint right????

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De- L@ne says:

February 27, 2013 at 12:19 pm

I believe Ghanaians r making too much noise over these Ayew brothers or watever they call themselves, pls they shld give us brake, r they sayn the ayew bros alone can play B/S? No in as much as we need best players to play the team does not mean we shld also undermine discipline, we were all in Ghana here wen muntari misbehaved n was shown de exit, de mother came out to say no muntari no B/S, now my question is, does Ghana or de B/S belong to some group of people dat if they’er not there Ghana or the B/S can’t move on? They shld once again give us break, i think i’ve made my points, thank u.

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Fuseini kumasi says:

February 27, 2013 at 12:47 pm

i support ayew brothers, this FA management commitee is not telling us the truth.

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