Turkey-based midfielder Andre Ayew will be named the substantive Ghana captain in massive shake-up ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
Coach Kwesi Appiah will make the defining announcement latest by Wednesday when the Black Stars provisional squad for the tournament is named. This comes after coach Appiah took the decision to strip Asamoah Gyan of the team's leadership role as he would only be a pit-part player at the tournament in Egypt.
Ayew who commands big respect among the players in the Black Stars is expected to instill the needed discipline in the squad to help Ghana win the title.
With the inspirational Fenerbahce player moving up, a new deputy captain will be named with the coach as part of the measures meant to inject new energy in the squad. This will be the first time Ayew is captaining the senior level permanently but he has led Ghana before at youth level.
He famously captained the Black Satellites to the World Youth Championship title in 2009. Ayew is widely expected to become a good captain of Ghana, having been one of the livelier and inspirational figures in the current setup.
The Ayew legacy thus continues, following the exploits of the legendary Abedi Pele who captained Ghana for almost 10 years.
Source: ghanasoccernet.com
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I don'f support this decision at all!!!!
ANDRE IS A COMMITTED PLAYER AND HAS ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED GRERAT DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO THE BLACK STARS. AND SO HE DESERVES TO CAPTAIN THE TEAM. ASAMOAH DJAN HAS DONE HIS BEST FOR GHANA AND IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON GIVEN HIS AGE. MAY THE GOOD LORD GUIDE, BLESS AND PROTECT ANDRE IN HIS NEW ROLE. GHANAIANS NEED TO SUPPORT ANDRE TO LEAD THE BLACK STARS TO VICTORY. A VICTORY FOR THE BLACK STARS IS A VICTORY FOR ALL GHANAIANS. NO BAD BLOOD, NO VENDETTA. WE ARE ONE NATION WITH ONE DESTINY.
Kwasi, this is the worst decision you have taken in your life. You've destroyed "Black Star", just to please some people.
VERY VERY VERY BAD DECISION AT THIS MOMENT. YOU TOOK A DECISION LIKE THIS AND YOU EXPECT TO HAVE PEACE IN CAMP? WHAT A SHAME. KWESI APPIAH YOU GOT IT WRONG!!!
GHANA WILL FAIL. KWESI APPIAH IS A FAILURE ALREADY WITH THIS DECISION. HE IS NOT A MAN.
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