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According to Ghanaian sports journalist Kwaku Yeboah, the Black Stars captain, Andre Dede Ayew, is supposedly the target of individuals in the Ghana Football Association (GFA) hierarchy.
He peddled a conspiracy idea based on events within the Black Stars after Chris Hughton was named the team’s substantive coach and the circumstances surrounding Dede Ayew’s absence from the two-legged AFCON qualifier against Angola.
According to Kwaku Yeboah, Andre Ayew was not included in the starting lineup, but Chris Hughton still included his name on the roster before it was submitted.
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To this goal, Andre’s withdrawal from the team sheet for Ghana’s AFCON qualifier against Angola at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday, March 23, 2023, allegedly revealed the attempts to sabotage him, according to the former GFA Normalization Committee spokesperson.
“Kwami, there are attempts to sabotage him (Andre Ayew) to some extent. Kwami have you asked yourself why a coach will ask a player to warm up if he did not include him in his team sheet for the match day?”
“The coach will do his lineup plus and substitution and submit it to the team manager. So how Andre Ayew’s name got missing from the team sheet is still a mystery,” Dan Kwaku Yeboah said on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show.
Similarly, according to fiery sports commentator Countryman Songo, Andre Ayew was allegedly mistreated by Chris Hughton during the team’s AFCON qualifying match against Angola,
When it came time to choose a coach for the Black Stars, Songo, whose true name is Patrick Osei Agyemang, claimed that the Ghana Football Association asked Ayew for his opinion on the possible employment of Chris Hughton and Kwasi Appiah as the team’s captain.
According to Songo, the coach decided to sideline Ayew for the first leg of the March 23 doubleheader against Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium because of Ayew’s opinion on Chris Hughton, which he reportedly shared with the president of the Ghana Football Association.
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“You enquired from the player if he believes Kwasi Appiah was the right man for the job and he offered that Kwasi Appiah is a local coach who with the right support will do a good job with the team. He said that Kwasi Appiah knows the terrain and knows how to navigate African football.
“The president also asked him and he vouched for him but said that he will only be successful if he is allowed to bring his own backroom staff. What’s wrong with said?
He told the truth about what could help any of the coaches. So what sin did he commit”, he said on th latest edition of his Fire for Fire show on Adom TV.