Andre Dede Ayew plays for Le Havre Football Club
Ghanaian player André Dede Ayew has rejected calls from some Ghanaians for him to call time on his national team career.
According to him, he still admires and appreciates playing football, just as he did many years ago when he began his journey.
The Le Havre attacker clarified that he has no intention of quitting football anytime soon, despite the ups and downs at this stage in his career.
When quizzed about his future with the national team during an interview with BBC Sport Africa, he responded, “I love what I’m doing, and I’m not ready to stop.”
With André Ayew in good form for Le Havre in the 2024/25 season, scoring a couple of goals, there are reports that Black Stars head coach Otto Addo is considering giving him a call-up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Ayew’s absence from the team followed Addo’s decision to drop the captain from the squad for the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, which were played in 2024.
The coach explained that the decision to leave Ayew out of the squad was based on his performance at the time and was not related to any other issue.
After four matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Ghana are second in Group I with nine points, level with table leaders Comoros. Madagascar are third with seven points, while Mali are fourth with five points.
The country that finish top of the group will secure automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup.
The Black Stars will resume their qualification campaign against Chad and Madagascar in March 2025.
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