Black Stars Captain Named in Asian Champions League Team of the Week

Black Stars Captain Named in Asian Champions League Team of the Week

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Andre Ayew's attacking masterclass on Friday for Al Sadd has earned him a spot in the QPA Team of the Week
  • Ayew, who played his first game in the Asian Champions League, scored and provided an assist for his side against Jordanian club Al Wehdat
  • The former Swansea City forward is aiming at helping Al Sadd to win the 2022 Asian Champions League

Ghana and Al Sadd forward Andre Ayew has been named in Qatar Professional Footballers Team of the Week for the Asian Champions League.

The Black Stars captain was on target and also assisted in Al Sadd's 5-2 thrashing of Jordanian club Al Wehdat at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

The game was Ayew's first in the AFC Champions League this season which coincided with Al Sadd's maiden win in the competition.

Black Stars, Andre Ayew, Al Sadd, Asian Champions League, Team of the Week
Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has been named in Asian Champions League Team of the Week. Credit: @ghanaballers
Source: Twitter

The Qatari champions in their first two games earned a draw and a tasted a defeat against Nasaf Qarshi and Al-Faisaly respectively.

Al Sadd are now third on four points in Group E of the Asian Champions League.

Ayew laid the assist for former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, who grabbed the equalizer for the home side.

The Ghana international got on the scoresheet after 62 minutes to complete the comeback before goals from Rodrigo Tabata and Mohammed Al Bayati added gloss to the scoreline.

They eventually won 5-2 at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

Andre Ayew opens up on Luis Suarez's 2014 handball incident

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has disclosed he would have repeated Luis Suarez's handball incident in 2010 if he was in an identical situation for Ghana.

Luis Suarez became Ghana and to a large extent Africa's No.1 enemy when he denied a goal-bound effort in the dying embers of a quarterfinal clash between Ghana and Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The former Liverpool and FC Barcelona striker was given his marching for denying an obvious goal but the resulting penalty was missed by the ever-reliable Asamoah Gyan - his first penalty miss after scoring twice from the spot in the same tournament.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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