{"id":23207,"date":"2011-12-29T07:27:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T07:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/ayew-ghana-must-end-title-drought\/"},"modified":"2011-12-29T07:27:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T07:27:21","slug":"ayew-ghana-must-end-title-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/29\/ayew-ghana-must-end-title-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayew &#8211; Ghana must end title drought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtnfootball.com\/content\/dede.jpg\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Andre Ayew is one of the key players for Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"20\">Ghana ace Andre Ayew insists the Black Stars must end a 30-year wait for an African title at the 2012 Cup of Nations which begins next month.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has been in top form for the first half of the season for French giants Olympique Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars are touted huge favourites to win the Nations Cup following the country\u2019s startling run in the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The 2011 BBC African Footballer of the Year is confident about Ghana&#8217;s chances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people believe the time to win the cup has come and I believe we have to have the confidence to finally grab it,&#8221; Ayew said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not going to be easy because this is a tournament and anything at all can happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But like I said, we&#8217;re also determined to win it just like any other country. 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