For the sake of one’s own sake, it is better if your name is in the good books of Ghanaians— once you commit a gaffe, be certain that the entire population would descend on you and delightfully serve you with all the backlashes and shade.
Ghana’s first match in the ongoing African Cup of Nations took place yesterday and one of the Ayew brothers’ performance was nothing to write home about.
His brother has been hogging all the headlines in recent days but Jordan Ayew is also quietly going about his business with his Championship side Aston Villa. The Villans were relegated after a shambolic campaign last year, and the hope to make it back to the top flight for this season isn’t going too well so far.
Jordan Ayew’s temper has gotten him in trouble many times before- he was once voted the fourth most stubborn player in the history of French football! On Tuesday night, that horrible temper came to the fore again during a Premier League game. Drawing goalless in a crucial game with West Ham United, Ayew elbowed Aaron Creswell in the face, 17 minutes into the game.
In a few hours (1400 GMT) Saturday, the Ayew brothers would be on opposite ends of the field in the English Premier League.
Midlands club Aston Villa would host the Welsh club at Villa Park in the week ten fixture. Both clubs are struggling in the league, despite Andre’s Swansea having a blistering start to the season.
The Black Stars were in action earlier today in an international friendly in Brazzaville to commemorate the unveiling of the new 60,000 seater Kintele Stadium.
But despite a festive occasion for the Congolese, the Black Stars were in bullish mood and came out 3-2 winners with Jordan Ayew grabbing a very late goal.
The Black Stars are slated to take on Congo and Rwanda in upcoming internationals and coach Avram Grant has named a 24 man squad for the double header. The Black Stars will play a friendly against Congo in Brazzaville on September 1 before travelling to Kigali three days later to take on the Amavubi of … Read more
Dede Ayew played his first English Premier League game on Saturday, August 8; and the Ghana international did not take long to make his presence felt.
With his team Swansea City taking on league champions Chelsea, it wasn’t going to be an easy introduction to English football, but Andre passed with flying colours.
Aston Villa has officially announced the capture of Ghana striker Jordan Ayew on a five year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Jordan Ayew’s move came close to falling through after his former club changed their demands last minute, but Jordan stood his ground and thus joins his elder brother in the English Premier League.
The Black Stars opened their 2017 African Cup qualification campaign with the best possible start, easily seeing off Mauritius by 7-1.
Braces from Asamoah Gyan and Jordan Ayew, complemented by a goal for Christian Atsu, and maiden international goals for Jeffrey Schlupp and David Accam completed the romp in Accra.
Ghana was heavy favourites, and never looked in danger at no point during the game. After Atsu headed the team in front, there was no looking back for the Stars against what was a vastly inferior opposing side.
Asamoah Gyan added two quick goals after Jordan had scored Ghana’s second.. Mauritius scored their consolation when Ghana was four ahead, a cross into the box completely misjudged by goalkeeper Fatau Dauda to hand Sophie the easiest of tap-ins.
The Black Stars toiled to a fortuitous 3-1 victory over Guinea’s Syli Nationale in Tamale with a result that catapulted them further ahead of the chasing pack in qualifying Group E.
Asamoah Gyan’s early goal put Ghana ahead, but Guinea pulled level barely twenty minutes later. An Andre Ayew penalty set Ghana on the way to a lacklustre win, before Agyeman Badu’s injury time strike put a layer of shine over what had been a barely tolerable performance.
The 1-1 draw in the first leg left Ghana with only one win in three games, so the Stars were in search of a win and showed significant intent early on. Rabiu Mohammed and Jordan Ayew had early openings, but once again the magic was reserved for captain Asamoah Gyan.
Solomon Asante embarked on a slalom run through the Guinea defence, and his short pass found Jordan Ayew and Asamoah Gyan two on one against the guinea goalkeeper. The youngest son of the Ghana’s football maestro set up his skipper, who coolly slotted home.
In what can be described as the best 2014 World Cup match so far, Ghana’s Black Stars fought tirelessly against the German national team- Die Mannschaft, who were tipped to thrash Ghana with ease.
In fact, I was informed a German magazine evaluated the existing statistics and came to the conclusion that, Germany will beat Ghana by 11 goals to nill—that was based on real mathematics. But as we saw yesterday, when it comes to football, leave the calculations to the Leicester University’s College of Mathematics and let hard work, dedication and composure determine the winner.
The Ghana Black Stars had several good chances to leave the pitch with a win against the group leaders-the Germans, but struggled to make good use of these chances.
On top of all the chances was this single one that Jordan Ayew handled the ball along the side ‘throw’ line straight into a scoring yard, where Asamoah Gyan was patiently waiting for that pass which could have placed Ghana in the winning basket—there isn’t any doubt that Asamoah Gyan could not have scored that goal.
But Jordan Ayew who had the ball in his possession showed once again that he is not a mature football player—and does not care about team work or team glory. He wanted the glory for himself and he wanted to go into record books as having also scored at the World Cup alongside his elder brother—so selfishly, he tried scoring, kicking the ball slowly into the hands of the German goalkeeper.
The Black Stars comprehensively thrashed South Korea 4-0 in a friendly that served as both sides final preparatory game before the World Cup kicks off on June 12, 2014.
A stunning hat-trick from youngster-Jordan Ayew and a low drive just before half time from Asamoah Gyan sealed the comfortable win in a game held in hot and humid conditions in the Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
During the week, coach Kwesi Appiah had hinted that Kwadwo Asamoah and Michael Essien might occasionally be called on to fill in at the back, and the starting line-up named by the manager had Kwadwo Asamoah as the side’s left back.
The game started in a far too lively fashion, as after barely 3 minutes, Ki Sung-Yeung was booked after viciously hacking down Majid Warris, who was unable to continue and had to be replaced by Jordan Ayew.
The younger Ayew wasted little time in making his presence felt, as in the 11th minute he gave Ghana the lead after good work down the left flank by his elder brother.
Andre ran down the left flank, and sent in a low cross which Jordan connected with, beating the goalkeeper via a slight deflection off Ki.
The goal however barely lifted the game out of its scrappy nature as both sides failed to string too many passes together. South Korea gained a great chance in the 15th minute, striker Lee Chu Young cutting in and narrowly missing with his low drive.
Ghana fashioned a few half chances as the game wore on, but South Korea remained the better side, and a prolonged spell of pressure just before half time almost yielded an equaliser.
Following several high profile meetings, Andre Ayew and brother Jordan Ayew have been convinced to return to the Black Stars—which they have gladly done. Midfielder Andre Ayew confirmed that, he and his brother Jordan Ayew have returned to the Black Stars after a crisis meeting with Ghana’s President-John Mahama on Tuesday. According to Ghanasoccernet; Sports … Read more