Andre Ayew – My decision to quit Black Stars is not new
Posted On Wednesday, 27th February 2013
Andre Ayew
Ghana winger Andre Ayew says his decision to temporarily quit the Black Stars is not new as some players in the team have done the same in the past.
Taking a leaf from striker Asamoah Gyan’s book, the Marseille playmaker resigned from the national team on Tuesday citing worsened relationship with the management of the team.
The France-based player said his decision to retire temporarily will give him the chance to reinvigorate himself to be able to give off his best when he returns to the Black Stars.
“My decision is not novel. Some of my colleagues who have previously taken such decisions have returned more strongly and with vigour to serve the nation,” Ayew said.
“My decision is only to enable me pull myself together and motivate myself (in the circumstances in which I currently find myself) in order that I would return with a renewed fervor to assist my colleagues carry the cause of the national team to higher levels.”
Ayew looks to be comparing his situation with Gyan who temporarily quit the Black Stars in the wake of the criticism he had at the end of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
The UAE-based striker returned to the squad claiming he had recovered from the trauma of the criticism of the Nations Cup in Gabon & Equatorial Guinea.
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.
Ayew has scored four goals in 43 appearances for Ghana.
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if someone has done it doesnt mean u shd do it.set good exampl.u are my player in black stars
Thank u and don’t even come back again. selfish and self seeking player.
Don’t come back begging.
If u eva play 4 the b.s again, i’ll go on a hunger strike n a naked demonstration. Stupid fool… Like father like son…
Kwasia, who played and qualified the team for the afcon games.
you are just a full who was born by a DOG, kwasoa…..DON JUSTY
Dede thinks black stars is like his father’s nania fc. We wish him safe journey. Bye bye dede nd jordan. More discipline players have clearer chance to prove themselves in the team. God bless ghana.
PAUL, WE live in ghana when educated politicians raises insult on national radio, WHAT DO U MEAN BY DESCIPLINE , CAN U ADVICE SIR JOHN AND ASIEDU NKATIA TO DESCIPLINE THEMSELFS BE4 YOU TALK TO YOUNG MILLIONAIRE LIKE THAT.
If he decided to leave da BS for sumtym should u call him a fool.. And say like father like son.. You are the biggest FOOL.. Do you know where dede was when he got the message that he had been dropped from the team.. Do u know how difficult it is when u work so hard and u don’t get anything for your hardwork..
My people i think we need to investigate this issues before blaming the boys, first it was Muntari,2nd Essien,3rd Kelvin Prince,4th Gyan,5th Ayew brothers and yester mike gizo also blame gfa for Essien unwillingness to play for BS. After afcon Stephen Appiah and Tony Bafoe also blame them so we need to stand up and question gfa officials else oneday the entire team will decide to retire.Thank you all.
There is a saying, empty barrels make the most noise. Those of you who are here throwing insults at the boys, its very clear and obvious you dont know what is going on at all, so I will leave you. If you knew what is befalling Ghana football, you would probably be praying we dont see any more resignations and issues be resolved quickly, we cant afford to go way back to the old problem days. You dont even know your insults here add up more to what is already wrong and need to be corrected. Stop the insults and search for the truth, dont be like our visionless journalists who dont make any enquiries before reporting, hating the boys will only worsen issues. You forget about their sacrifice to the nation and can say all kinds of things about them? Oh Ghana, how I wish these other guys in different countries they want to persuade will refuse to play for Ghana. Hahaha, and some of you can say they can go to hell, you have more better and disciplined players who can play? Your heads are really empty. Change, dont join these officials who want to destroy the game with our eyes wide open. A word to the wise. If you react to this comment with an insult, it’s obvious what you are. Good morning and may the Almighty bless and help us all.
Dnt knw y u guys throw insult at de boys…y wont u sit nd find de prblm in de b.s…u keep insultin de boys widout considerin deir motives for retirin… U gonna regret until 1day de whole team decides to retire…..nd 4 de records abedi is probably ur biggest legend knwn outside ur country ghana…learn to respect ur own…learn to appreciate…dede has been 1 ov ur bright stars for ghana abt de last 4 yrs…nd wit jordan its nt like ur leadin striker(gyan) is betta dan him… Ghana ll surely feel deir absence nd tink gh football is on de decline…
I am happy for this guys.Hope you reache to the peak level in club.From today goingI will never watch blackstars Match again!!
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
Blockhead Akwasi Appiah n Nyantakyi,now send “unity n discipline” to play the world cup qualifiers …Since those players were the main reason u dropped da ayews
This is what happens when inndiscipline is allowed to creep into a team. National teams in Africa are run like public toilets, without any disciplinary code, hence players think they can set their own rules, and go in, and out as they please. If this nonsense of begging and pampering players doesn’t stop, we would continue to see players acting like they are larger than life.
if u dont get a call up to play in afcon,do u quit?let learn
it is becoming on becoming withour prayers the fa have to do samething about it
Stews can go fuck themselves. Don’t ever come back foolish fools. Muntari was axed and we didn’t hear him complain, in fact he even wished the stars well. More stars will be unearthed so ayews don’t ever come back.
when we spend all that time and the new stars are unearthed we will still taunt them away because it looks like our team is not made for established stars but rather aspiring ones only. we raise stars only to exchange them for new upcoming ones at the time they are ready to deliver?
The truth..who are you call foolish fools? There is no pride in the blackstars jersey because even fools like you have the guts to insult sum1 who has done a lot for this nation.. When he was playing with a shoulder injury where were u? When he won the U20 world cup where were u? You dare open ur mouth to insult coz he needs time to put himself together. Think before talk.
Guys let learn how to talk.
Why are some Ghanaians soo stupid and senseless?.. I bet these same dumb fuckers are the same people who voted NDC to power to run the country to the ground like they are rite now…no electricity…no water…no progress anywhere!…I have lost my national pride completely…Ghana is a country of I imcompotent illiterate jackasses…how can you blame the ayews for not wanting to play again…you don’t embarrass the lad by blowing a small issues out of proportion and making appologize thru the media…if I were him I wouldn’t play for that ugly dumb monkey of a coach neither. Ghanaians needs to get rid of the ( I’m your elder so respect me mentality) respect is not given, it is earned!…AA hasn’t earned my respect nor has he earned the respect of most black star players who refuse to play for him…it hard to work with someone who supervise you and cannot get along with…Andre and Jordan I am with 100%. Fuck these idiots living in Ghana with their backward ways !…you chose Ghana over France. The GFA NEEDS TO BE RESTRUCTURED!!!!!! Why is everything politics in Ghana?….where is our national pride?
The blackstars management should stop talking of decline… A player like Balotelli is not declined and yet he plays this is because he is a good player.The whole of Africa and the world at large were looking forward to see Dede Ayew in the team or squard,I was in Nigeria during the AFCON 2013 people were asking me why Ayew was not in the team… GFA ought to apologies to them and stop blaming him.We can’t see to it that such valuable players should resign from the team whilst the team is preparing for world cup qualification….. I pray kelvin would also make a return.
Sizzle u are a fool, when people were insulting the ayews u were furious but u’ve also turned to the coach with insults. I’m asking u for the past 5yrs this guy has been with the bs and what ve we won?. Go and check on ghana vrs egypt 2010 finals, he was the main reason why we didn’t win the cup. he’s too individualistic