Asamoah Gyan Offers Ghana Captain Andre Ayew Advise After Black Stars Snub for World Cup Qualifiers

• Asamoah Gyan has offered advise to captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew after his withdrawal from the team for the World Cup qualifiers
• The Le Havre star will miss next week's games against Mali and the Central African Republic in Bamako and Kumasi
• The Black Stars opened camp for preparations on Friday and will travel to Bamako on June 4 ahead of the game on June 6

Legendary Ghanaian forward, Asamoah Gyan, has reacted to the news of Andre Ayew's exclusion from the Black Stars team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers this month.

Black Stars coach Otto Addo named a 26-man squad for the games against Mali and the Central African Republic with the Le Havre talisman.

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Ayew's absence has raised several questions, especially following his form in the just-ended season in Ligue 1, where he netted five goals with his acrobatic kick goal against Lorient nominated for Goal of the Season.

Gyan, who captained the team from 2012 to 2019 believes it is time for the veteran forward to move in, claiming he has done his best for the Black Stars.

"For me, Andre has done so much for Ghana. He started way back in 2007 and he has been consistent in the national team. He is the most capped player," he told Joy Sports, as quoted by My Joy Online.

"I think the coach has made his decision. Personally, I played with Andre and he has done everything for Ghana but this is the situation whereby we have to move on. The coach has made his decision," added Gyan.

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Although the coach has not ruled out the possibility of not inviting him in the future, many across the West African nation believe it is the end of the road for the ex-Swansea star with the national team.

Ayew remains Ghana's most-capped player with 114 appearances for the Black Stars, scoring 24 goals, per Transfermarkt.

Otto Addo drops Ayew for qualifiers

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew was dropped for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mali and the Central African Republic in June.

New Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, named his squad for the two games, inviting two debutants Ibrahim Sulemana and Brandon Thomas-Asante.

In a meeting with the press on Wednesday in Accra, the former Dortmund midfielder expressed delight in making a return to the national team on a full-time basis.