Two players of Ghana's national team exchanged blows during the team's training session in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening.

 

Teenage midfielder Andre 'Dede' Ayew, son of legend Abedi Pele, did not take kindly to Laryea Kingston's tackle from behind just hours before the squad was named.

Dede launched a physical attack on his senior colleague which led to the brawl, disrupting training for about 15 minutes.

The duo had to be separated by captain John Mensah and several of their team-mates, though not before harsh words were exchanged.

Mensah assisted by other senior players in the suqad like Eric Addo and Richard Kingston called the two players into a meeting later to resolve the issue.

This is the second time Dede has had a run-in with a senior player of the squad.

The player exchanged words with Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari during the four-nation tournament in Accra in November.

The Marseille player was in a good position to score but Muntari?s did not arrive which attracted an angry reaction from the youngster.

But the England-based midfielder gestured "shut up" to the youngster by putting his finger on his lips.

Even though Dede played down the rift with Muntari, former Black Stars player Godwin Ablordey says the youngster should respect senior players in the squad.

"As a young player in the squad he should learn to be patient with the senior players in the team otherwise he won't learn anything," Ablordey said.

"If he continues to react angrily all the time things will be diffcult for him. In Ghana we respect our senior just as some of us did for his dad when we plauyed together with him."