The deputy captain of the Black Stars, Andre Ayew, has stressed the importance of starting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on a winning note when they face Ethiopia on June 11 in Kumasi.<\/p>\n
According to West Ham United\u2019s record signing, the failure to start the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a win was proving costly as the team was struggling to recover after a goalless draw at home to Uganda in the opener.<\/p>\n
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Ayew insists it is imperative that the team pick up maximum points when the 2019 AFCON qualifiers get underway in order to have an easier run during the qualifying series.<\/p>\n
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\u201cVery important; I think we have a goal which is 2019 and to get there, you start by a very good result here,\u201d Ayew told the media after Wednesday\u2019s training session at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n
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He added, \u201cYou know the bad result that we had here against Uganda made us have a very difficult World Cup qualifying campaign that is not yet over but we\u2019ve put that on the side right now and think about the Africa Cup of Nations \u2014 that is Ethiopia here \u2014 and we want only but three points and we are going to work towards that\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Ayew stressed that even though the team was eyeing the 2019 AFCON trophy, they are aware that they have to qualify first for the competition in order to have a chance of winning the trophy.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe goal is to be in Cameroun; we cannot sit here and say you want to win the African Cup if you have not yet qualified. We need to do our job; qualify it is going to be very tough and difficult and we know that Ghana is a team that has to win trophies,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
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