{"id":17949,"date":"2011-12-20T09:56:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T09:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/abedi-pele-lauds-andres-strong-willed-mentality\/"},"modified":"2011-12-20T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T09:56:22","slug":"abedi-pele-lauds-andres-strong-willed-mentality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/20\/abedi-pele-lauds-andres-strong-willed-mentality\/","title":{"rendered":"Abedi Pele Lauds Andre\u2019s Strong-willed Mentality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"55\">\n<div readability=\"7\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/abedi-pele-launds-andres-strong-willed-mentality\/abedi-pele-wants-andre-ayew-to-join-a-club-with-big-potentials-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-101546\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Abedi Pele and Andre Ayew \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/477ff4cc4dc5835398d6e52b32bfc51da835.124.124.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abedi Pele and Andre Ayew<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>By Akyereko Frimpong-Manson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghana legend Abedi Pele believes his son, Andre\u2019s, unrelenting effort is beginning to yield dividends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Olympique Marseille star was named the BBC African Footballer of the Year last week Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He is also on the shortlist of players for the Caf African Player of the Year which will be announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Andre has kept a constant pace of improved form for Marseille scoring nine goals in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>He has not looked back since captaining Ghana to win a historic Fifa Under20 World Cup in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Abedi Pele says his son\u2019s determination and hard work is pushing him up the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings are not happening on a silver platter. It is all hard work and commitment that is pushing him up,\u201d he told the BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previous post: <a href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.mobi\/berekum-chelsea-to-loan-out-three-players\/\" rel=\"prev\">Berekum Chelsea To Loan Out Three Players<\/a><br \/>Next post: <a href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.mobi\/bostwana-drop-in-form-striker-for-nations-cup\/\" rel=\"next\">Bostwana Drop In-form Striker For Nations Cup<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Abedi Pele and Andre Ayew By Akyereko Frimpong-Manson Ghana legend Abedi Pele believes his son, Andre\u2019s, unrelenting effort is beginning to yield dividends. 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