{"id":122648,"date":"2023-11-23T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/23\/andre-ayew-should-not-have-started-against-comoros\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:57:46","slug":"andre-ayew-should-not-have-started-against-comoros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/23\/andre-ayew-should-not-have-started-against-comoros\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Ayew should not have started against Comoros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c553d-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"c553d\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre Ayew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Black Princesses head coach, Robert Sackey has criticized Chris Hughton\u2019s decision to start Andre Ayew against Comoros.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old who has not actively played for the past seven months was named in Black Stars\u2019 starting XI in their second group game in Moroni on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana however conceded in the first half before Andre was substituted before the start of the second half and was replaced by Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, Mr Sackey insisted that Andre, who joined French Ligue 1 side, Le Havre as a free agent before the first two games of the qualifiers after leaving Nottingham Forest had no business starting the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gettyimages-150606769-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2323426\"  \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HIROSHIMA, JAPAN \u2013 AUGUST 23:  Head coach Robert Sackey of Ghana looks on prior to the FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup Japan 2012 Group D match between Ghana and Germany at Hiroshima Big Arch on August 23, 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan.  (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota \u2013 FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAndre Ayew should not have started the game against Comoros,\u201d he told <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> on the <strong>Ultimate Sports Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no doubt about his leadership qualities but it was wrong for the technical team to start him. This is a player who has not played for about seven months and so the decision was wrong.\u00a0If he was introduced in the second half at a point where Ghana was winning, that would have been fair but starting him in a game that you needed to win was wrong,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Myziane Maolida\u2019s 43rd-minute strike sealed the win for the home side.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana after two games played sits third with just three points and will face Mali in their next Group I game in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r3cWEgBGqCg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obra on Adom TV (23-11-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3cWEgBGqCg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andre Ayew Former Black Princesses head coach, Robert Sackey has criticized Chris Hughton\u2019s decision to start Andre Ayew against Comoros. The 33-year-old who has not actively played for the past seven months was named in Black Stars\u2019 starting XI in their second group game in Moroni on Tuesday. 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