Ghana FA urges Ayew brothers to rescind Black Stars resignation decision
Posted On Thursday, 28th February 2013
Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has asked brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew to rescind their decision to temporarily retire from the Black Stars.
The France-based duo quit international football on Monday at the ages of 23 and 21 respectively, citing different reasons.
The duo, who both play for French side Marseille, say they are taking a temporary break claiming they have disagreements with the GFA.
Sons of Ghana legend Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew, Andre, who is popularly known as ‘Dede’, and Jordan wrote separate letters to the GFA to inform the body of their resignations.
The GFA has responded to their requests by asking them to change their minds to make themselves available for the Black Stars.
“The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has written to Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew to ask them to reconsider their decisions to temporarily retire from the Black Stars,” the statement from the GFA read.
“The GFA received a letter from Andre and Jordan on Monday citing various reasons for their decision to temporarily retire from international football.”
Andre was dropped from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after failing to report to camp in time and the Marseille playmaker suggested he had some issues with the management of the Black Stars.
The GFA says it is willing to meet Andre to discuss his concerns over the Black Stars management.
“For Andre the GFA is keen on knowing the details of his grievances so that an amicable settlement can be reached,” the GFA said in responding to Andre’s concerns.
Jordan on the other hand was worried over the decision to exclude him from Ghana’s Africa Cuip of Nations teams insisting his performance for his club should have warranted him a place in the squad as he was named Marseille best player of the month when the squad was named.
“We have asked Jordan to reconsider his decision and make himself available for selection for future Black Stars assignments,” the GFA said when responding to Jordan’s concerns.
“We want to assure Ghanaians that we will engage Andre and Jordan in discussions to get them to rescind their decisions.”
Jordan said he was quitting so that he can play well at club level and “obtain the quality, experience and stature necessary for a call-up to play in the national team”.
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if they rescind their decision,will AA be obliged to call all or can still choose or not choose any of them as he deem fit????????
TONY BAFFOE FOR FA HEAD. KONADU OR DESAILLY FOR COACH. IF THESE ARENT CHANGED. DONT BOTHER COMING BAACK
Its all good what ever happens at the end. This is either win win situation for both sides or a loss situation for both sides. But who suffers at the end of this unending Black stars players and management issues? Ghana football!
GFA needs a reshuffle of management. Nantakyi and Akwasi Appiah must be replaced, period. This is the only way to stop the saga..
They should leave them nd go pls. We need players re ready to play for ghana, I think ayew nd brother re not ready to play for ghana. So pls gfa leave them.
They did not brag for you to say ‘leave them nd go pls’ if you have a personal isue with them i think you should help your self to see them and address it with them. This is the future of Ghana football not your future and personal interest. They sated they are ready but due to some personal problem with GFA management. Ayew won you a cup at least be grateful. I think is about time we Ghanaian learn to appreciate our hirrows instered of looking for their little errors. Asamoah Gyan was insulted by some Ghanaian s When couldn’t score a penalty kick. Sometimes we kill with our comments meanwhile we can’t have good achievement without our own citizens. Where is Prince Boateng who loved Ghana and Africa? We know longer consider Esien who is doing good with Realmadrid. Dede was nominated for African best player award and I heard comment from Ghanaians on tv that He did not deserve to be norminated for he is too young and does not fit the players nominated. I have only one advice for all Ghanains: we can have problems with each other but when it comes to the situation where Ghana has to compete with the world we have to unite like how two rivals would hag each other over a goal scored by their Favorite team.
Nyantekyi being the president,manager,coach,laison and whatever,these never unending squabbles will surely rule.
Ghana football is becoming nothing but a joke. It is just unfortunate that those who died helping mother Ghana won 4 nation’s cup 31 years ago did not live a decent life that the current trophyless players are living. Personally i blame the GFA for making the black stars very undeciplane team in Africa. On the other hand i also blame the players for controlling the black stars instead of the coach controls the team. Now i am also going to retire from being a supporter so i want GFA to come beg me to change my mind. Hahahahahahh…..Very bad management in the black stars and my the Lord help us all….
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU FORCE COCOA FARMER TO MANAGE THE AFFAIRS OF YOUR NATIONAL TEAM.
I am not sure what they will talk about. Essentially, you have two men who feel that they should be on the team and be starters. The GFA like any football federation, has the right pick and start whomever they want. How these two diverging concepts can work together is a mystery to me. I say, thank them for their past service and let them move on. There are other players.
The whole situation started when people started thinking players could be handled like “spareparts”!!! People were of the opinion that certain tested and devoted players could be done away with and replaced by any Tom, Dick and Harry who can dribble and make some antics on the of play (against “bodzwa” “bodzwa” 3rd. division teams)!! The saddest part of this being that the coach who should have know better, being the main culprit of such policy.The layman can be excused, but not a coach who has job-shadowed some of the best coaches that Ghana has had in recent years!
So the FA is going to beg them & assure them that they will be invited always,start our games always & not get substituted or what?
Anokwale &Dr. Pow, no one i asking gfa to beg & make them starters but the problem what criteria do gfa do select de players.now take these tutorial from me: (1) de 1st rules says dat a player without a team should not be called into Bs hence Olele’s exclusion (2) a player havin a team should hav a regular playing tym b4 he is called into de team(Blackstar). If so, why is Derick Boateng always called to Bs when he is a bench-warmer in his club (3) is Emmanuel Clottey beta dan Jordan Ayew? Clottey was de most useless player Bs invited. He caused Ghana harm dan gud (4) if de players selected base on de performance in their club,JordanAyew should hav been de 2nd striker afta Gyan & again Derick Boateng wouldn’t be called bcos he is not playing let alone perform 2 warrant a place in de team bias selection !
All the players need to revolt against the GFA and technical team that’s the only way to bring some scrutiny on them and force them out. I support Dede and Jordan 100% if the can go around begging Gyan, Balotelli, Prince, Essien, Welbeck and the list goes on you are also entitled to be begged. On a more serious note the only way to bring about change is revolution ie Arab spring got rid of Mubarak and Gaddafi. Enough of this ashanti black stars we need our black stars back.
Some particular players should have been called also like the Hoffeiheim midfielder Afriyie Acquah,Fulham Midfielder Frimpong
i also think Yiadom should pair Jordan upfront and Afriyie Acquah or Frimpong should pair with anthony annan…
1.Dauda/Kwarasey
2.Opare/Inkoom
3.Afful
4.Boye
5.Vorsah/Jonathan Mensah
6.Annan
7.C.Atsu
8.Wakaso/Afriyie Acquah/Owusu Abeyie
9.Jordan
10.Yiadom/Warris
11.Dede Ayew