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Football legend, Abedi Pele, has opened up about how his sons, Jordan and Andre Ayew, are treated by Ghanaians when playing for the senior national team, the Black Stars.
The 1993 Champions League winner with Marseille believes it was the same treatment he experienced during his playing days.
Jordan and Andre are at the centre of most criticisms from Ghanaians, sometimes if the Black Stars have games, the names of these two lead the tends on social media hours before the game starts.
The two have been playing for the Black Stars for over a decade now and are among the relied upon senior players in the team.
When questioned how he reacts to these criticisms, the three-time African Footballer of the Year disclosed he has no qualms about that.
“They’ve never got it wrong; they’ve never,“ he responded when the questioner Sammy Yeboah said sometimes Jordan and Andre Ayew get it wrong, before adding, “what I can say is they’ve never left me alone. When I was playing, it was the same.
“So, I have nothing wrong with it. Because they know you have it and you can do it that is why they come at you.
“If you don’t have it, nobody will call your name.”
The 59-year-old was part of the last group of Black Stars to win the Africa Cup of Nations 41 years ago in Libya.
🇬🇭The Ayew Family – Statistics for Ghana
🇬🇭 Abedi Pele Ayew
🏟️ 73 games
⚽ 33 Goals
🏆 1x AFCON
🎖️ 3x African Footballer of the Year
🇬🇭 Andre Ayew
🏟️ 114 games
⚽ 24 Goals
🅰️ 7 assists
🎖️ 1x AFCON Top Scorer
Bonus (Junior Team)
🏆 U-20 World Cup
🏆 U-20 AFCON
🇬🇭 Jordan Ayew
🏟️ 90 games
⚽ 19 Goals
🅰️ 9 assists
1. Abedi Pele🇬🇭 is the first Player to win the African Footballer of the Year Award 3 consecutive times (1991, 1992 and 1993).
He led Marseille to their #UCL trophy win in 1992-1993.
2. Andre Ayew 🇬🇭 is the first African to captain a team to won U20 World Cup
3. Jordan Ayew 🇬🇭 is the only current African player who has played more AFCON tournaments 5 times 2 Runners Up 2015&2021
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