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A unnamed former Black Stars player has demanded further and better particulars from Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, over the exclusion of Dede Ayew from his latest call-up.<\/p>\n
The player, in a chat with sports journalist Saddick Adams, demanded that Otto Addo comes clean on the reasons Dede Ayew has been dropped, warning that it was important to ensure exit from the team is done properly to avert players harbouring pain and ill-will against the team.<\/p>\n
Adams, alias Sports Obama narrated the concerns of the ex-player in a presentation on his YouTube page on June 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cA big man called me, he was warning that players should not be made to quit Black Stars team with bitterness. He is a top ex-Black Stars player. He says a lot of the Black Stars players can from afar see that the team can\u2019t make progress because of the pain they harbour against the side,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Saddick cited the example of Awuley Quaye Jnr who is on record to have rejected a national flag being used to drape his coffin.<\/p>\n
He continued to recount the former player\u2019s concern: \u201cThe Dede Ayew episode is confusing because when Dede was without a team or was playing in a lower league, he was invited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy is it that now that he is with a regular club and is playing regularly in the French League, players below his quality are called yet he is supposedly retired. If it is because of age, there are called-up players older than him, if it is about performance, he is doing better than others.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is a disciplinary issue, we need to know,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
The exclusion of Dede in Otto Addo\u2019s squad is believed to be in line with the coach\u2019s bid to build a new Black Stars side using younger players.<\/p>\n
Otto reportedly met with Dede to explain matters to him before the squad for two World Cup qualifiers was announced weeks back.<\/p>\n
SARA<\/p>\n