Ghana Captain Andre Ayew Nets Brace As Al Sadd Win Qatari League With Four Games To Spare

Ghana Captain Andre Ayew Nets Brace As Al Sadd Win Qatari League With Four Games To Spare

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
  • Ghana captain Andre Ayew has won the Qatari Stars League with Al Sadd despite four games remaining to end the season
  • The 32-year-old scored a brace as the Wolves rounded up the league as early as possible with a thumping win over Al Ahli
  • The league triumph is the second trophy won by the Ghanaian since joining Al Sadd in the summer transfer window

Andre Ayew scored twice as Qatari giants Al Sadd thumped Al Ahli to wrap up the league title with four games remaining to end the season.

Al Sadd successfully defended their title after winning 17 games and drawing just one and have four matches to play.

In photos posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief Al Sadd were all in celebratory mood as they enjoy another triumph.

Andre Ayew celebrating his goal for Al Sadd against Al Ahli. Credit: @AlsaddSC
Ghana captain Andre Ayew scores a brace as Al Sadd win Qatari Stars League. Credit: @AlsaddSC
Source: Twitter

It is Andre Ayew's second trophy since joining the Wolves in the summer transfer window.

Al Sadd crash Al Ahli to win Qatari Stars League

Al Sadd wasted no time in announcing their intention of winning the title after Akram Afif opened the scoring in the tenth minute of a rampant first half.

Hassan Al-Haydo doubled the lead moments later before Boaualem Khokhi, Santi Carzola and Baghdad Bounedjah all scored to put the game beyond Al Ahli.

However Al Ahli will not go without a fight after Abdulrasheed Umaru and Al Dokali scored with the space of ten minute to reduce the deficit.

Andre Ayew then extended Al Sadd's lead once again after making it 6-2 with 28 minutes remaining. Yousuf Abdulrasig added another for Al Sadd before Andre Ayew finished off with an injury time goal.

Andre Ayew wins first trophy with Al Sadd

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that captain of Ghana's Black Stars, Andre Ayew has won his first silverware at Qatari club Al Sadd, after helping them beat rivals Al Rayyan in the final of the Amir Cup.

After a pulsating 1-1 draw, with goals scored by Yacine Brahimi of Rayyan and Santi Carzola of Al Sadd, the game had to be decided on penalties.

In photos posted on Twitter by Al Sadd, sighted by YEN.com.gh, the Ghanaian star is seen with his teammates celebrating their first trophy of the campaign.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.