Ex-Ghana star Gargo wants speedy resolution to the Ayews' resignation

Posted On Tuesday, 5th March 2013

Andre and Jordan have retired from the Black Stars

Ex-Ghana international Mohammed Gargo wants a quick resolution to the gridlock between the FA and the Ayew brothers.

Andre and Jordan Ayew have retired temporarily from international duty following disagreements with the Ghana FA.

The decision of the Marseille duo was hugely influenced by their inability to represent their country at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Andre was dropped for the continental showpiece after a disagreement over his reporting time while his younger brother was not considered good enough to be in the team.

The latest twist to the seemingly bad-blood between the FA and the Ayew brothers has drawn divided opinions among Ghanaian soccer fans.

But the former Bayern Munich and Udinese midfielder is urging the two parties to resolve their differences quickly.

“I don’t think it’s something which should aggravate to this level. I believe the parties involved should sit down and have an open discussion,” Gargo told Radio XYZ

“They are important players for the national team and so in as much as we need them, they also need us.

“This matter should not drag on for long. We should be focus on the big games ahead in the world cup qualifiers and so this issue should be resolved quickly.

“They should meet and have a frank discussion so we can move on and put this issue behind us.

“What is important at this moment is to qualify to the world cup and that in my opinion is non-negotiable.”

King Faisal owner Alhaji Karim Grunzah, ex-international Samuel Osei and Tudu Mighty Jets owner Abu Sondonko are expected to hold meetings with the Ayew family to have the brothers rescind their decision.

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READERS COMMENTS

PITO says:

March 5, 2013 at 11:33 am

I pray Ayew should rescind their decision and make themselves available for selection before the sudan game, for the love of ghana and the team.
And if A.A is a wise man, he will take a phone and call the players himself to talk coolness with Andre. Players deserve respect and good managers know players are not mules so when they blow hot they blow cold also. The way you requested a public apology from ayew just for acting angry about substitution and they way you never came out to defend him even when the story was making rounds in the media was not proper. But for the sake of the nation, A.A be humble and call players personally to talk out your differences.

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kuukuphilly says:

March 5, 2013 at 12:22 pm

Pito,I agree with u partially.as good as dede is to the team he cannot carry Ghana on his shoulders alone.both of them should be retired for good to let the rest of them know that this kind of behavior WILL not be tolerated..

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- maka says:
  
  March 5, 2013 at 3:31 pm
  
  @kuukuphilly: this is some of the silly talks that get me “hot”. Asamoah Gyan should have been retired first—-but he was rewarded! See what Dede said? What he has done IS NOT NEW! So let the status quo continue! Akwasi Appiah will be sacked after the Sudan game—you heard it from me first!
  
  A fish rots from the head…u cant tackle a problem from above if its with the roots! Get to the FA and see the rot! Players will keep revolting! Nonsense!
  
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maame yaa says:

March 5, 2013 at 2:29 pm

If coach AA at the press confrence b4 the CAN that he had absolute confidence in his team then why is he running after the ayews this tym around.go with them…..u think they r stupid to come and qualify the team and be told afterwards that they r not needed or injured for other injured players such as RBY who did not play the qualifiers to go and play table tenis all night for $57000 ……aboa lyk dat

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mojahadine says:

March 5, 2013 at 2:46 pm

As far as I am concerned they should not come back to make way for better players to evolve. Everyone is so fixated by these average players just because they are the sons of Abedi Pele. They are not even anywhere near the talent of their father but everyone wants to crown them because of genetics. Players like these and Asamoah Gyan, Derek Boateng should not even be in the Ghana Black Stars but they get calls due to politics.

And as a reminder to all who will be celebrating this so called independence of Ghana to look back and see what a sorry ass country Ghana is, a country that should have been a beacon for all Africa when it had its independence 56years ago, still looks the same as the old undeveloped, third world, filty, smelly, corrupt, uncivilized, open sewage, delapidated hospitals, bad roads, dirty drinking water, unplanned cities, pungent markets, deficated beaches with visionless leaders that I grew with, still spending all their energies and moneys on football and nothing else.

All those countries who had their indepence the same time as us have all improved? Every independence day from now on should be used as a day of morning for the sad state of development the country is in now.

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- maka says:
  
  March 5, 2013 at 3:50 pm
  
  i disagree with u my friend mojahadine on the ayew part —– but i agree with u on everything else!
  
  ghana is in a sorry state—-a truely sorry ass nation! and its abt time our leaders get vision….cos if we were to invest half of the money we spend on these footballers’ “winning bonuses” n preparation….ghana would hv been way better off than it is now! its been over 50 years….same old story….32+ years of wasting money on soccer,…n still nothing to show. It is so bad such that…even trained lawyers have decided not to practice…but rather get into so-called soccer admin to “misuse and chop” money. Why? Because our leaders are stupid!
  
  Do u think that if there was no money in that area…nyantakyi will go there? u think he went to law school….to get in football? our leaders are simply stupid….n thats why africa is where it is.
  
  leaders without priorities are visionless leaders. ….and if a nation decides to make soccer its priority…..development suffers!
  
  to those who want to celebrate independence….we truly must ask: celebrating 56 years of what?? what are we actually celebrating? “dum so dum so” of electricity?? no power/lights? no water? jobs? better hospitals? schools? what are we celebrating folks? idiocy is killing africa….n the earlier we stop fooling ourselves behind soccer, the better—-cos soccer wont develop the nation o?….it never has….n never will. the developed nations who play soccer did not use soccer to get to where they are—- foolish leaders! sorry ass nation!
  
  everyone must wake up and hold these politicians and leeches accountable for their money….then the nation can move forward!
  
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- dadaba gonshots says:
  
  March 5, 2013 at 7:46 pm
  
  I believe we have as a Nation is way back due to corruption. But note corruption is everywhere, apart from Heaven-Fact. I have colleagues who come from other African Countries viz Naija, Ethiopia and Kenya. And they think Ghana is neat. I wont blame them cos form Airport to Holiday Inn is neat…
  We need a mental earthquake for us to wake up. It must start from the top- those in Power, Private and Public. Then my friends at GFA and their koliko AA.
  
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