Black Stars Skipper Andre Ayew Pays Courtesy Call on Ghana President Nana Akufo Addo

Black Stars Skipper Andre Ayew Pays Courtesy Call on Ghana President Nana Akufo Addo

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Andre Ayew presented a signed jersey of Al Sadd to the sitting president of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo on Friday
  • Currently plying his trade in Qatar with Al Sadd SC, Andre Ayew won the Qatari Stars League and finished his first campaign as the top scorer of the club
  • The former Olympique Marseille attacker missed out on Ghana's World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria due to suspension and is expected to lead the Black Stars in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers and the international friendlies in June

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew paid a visit to Ghana's president His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo on Friday, May 27.

The enigmatic skipper of the senior men's national team paid a courtesy call on the president at the Jubilee House to present him with a signed jersey of his club, Al Sadd SC.

In a post on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, the Black Stars captain is captured presenting an official jersey of Al Sadd to the president of the West African nation.

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Andre Ayew handed a signed Al Sadd jersey to Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo. Photo credit: @Ghanablackstars
Source: Twitter

Andre Ayew, who made a return to the Black Stars squad after serving his match ban, had a chat with the first gentleman of the land and sought his blessings ahead of next month's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The 32-yeard-old attacker has been in Ghana for the past few weeks and has been taking himself through the paces as the Black Stars take on Madagascar and the Central Africa Republic in the upcoming qualifiers before heading to Japan for the Kirin Cup.

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew trains with Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that captain of Ghana's senior men's national team, Andre Ayew trained with Ghana Premier League outfit Medeama SC on Friday morning at the Ajax Park in Legon, a suburb in the capital.

Ayew was the first Black Stars player to arrive in the country ahead of Ghana's 2023 AFCON qualifiers next month.

And the 32-year-old took himself through the paces before the Black Stars officially open camp for the upcoming international assignment next month. Read more:

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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