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\"Andre<\/a><\/p>\n

Ayew gunning for Caf Player of the Year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Marseille midfielder Andre Ayew touched down in Accra Wednesday night to contest the 2011 Caf African Player of the Year award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Ghana international will be in contention with Mali\u2019s Seydou Keita (who is also in town) and yet to arrive Ivorian Yaya Toure.<\/p>\n

Ayew\u2019s chances of winning the award looks very bright after being named the BBC African Footballer of the Year last week.<\/p>\n

And his camp is very optimistic going into the awards on Thursday night at the State Banquet Hall in Accra.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndre arrived alongside his briother Jordan last night for the awards in very high spirits,\u201d Family spokesperson Fiifi Tackie told GHANAsoccernet.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod willing after the ceremony, a deserving new king of African football which will be Andre will emerge.\u201d<\/p>\n

If\u00a0successful, Andre Ayew will be the first Ghanaian in eighteen years to win the award.<\/p>\n

His father, Abedi Pele was the last Ghanaian to win the gong in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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