{"id":140412,"date":"2024-01-18T07:56:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/18\/we-didnt-come-here-just-to-visit-abidjan-jordan-ayew\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T07:56:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:56:46","slug":"we-didnt-come-here-just-to-visit-abidjan-jordan-ayew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/18\/we-didnt-come-here-just-to-visit-abidjan-jordan-ayew\/","title":{"rendered":"We didn\u2019t come here just to visit Abidjan \u2013 Jordan Ayew \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Black Stars forward Jordan Ayew has taken a swipe at those questioning the players\u2019 commitment to the national cause, asserting that the team is in Cote d\u2019Ivoire with the sole aim of winning.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He made this statement during his press conference appearance on Wednesday ahead of Ghana\u2019s second Group B game against Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for Thursday, January 18, at 20:00 GMT, the upcoming match follows Ghana\u2019s defeat in the opening game of their second consecutive AFCON campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fdailygraphicghana%2Fvideos%2F1527910941364204%2F%3Fref%3Dembed_video&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars suffered a 1-2 loss to Cape Verde, placing them in need of a victory to enhance their chances of avoiding a second consecutive AFCON group stage exit.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns about the team\u2019s commitment, Jordan Ayew promptly dismissed the notion, stating, \u201cWe didn\u2019t come here to visit Abidjan; we came here to win.\u201d Responding to a query about the potential of the Black Stars facing a second consecutive group stage exit in AFCON, Ayew delivered another retort, saying, \u201cAre we disqualified yet? 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