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Ghana
captain
Andre
Ayew
has
shared
how
his
family,
especially
his
father,
has
significantly
impacted
his
mental
toughness
and
career.
The
Ayew
name
carries
substantial
weight
in
Ghanaian
football
folklore.
Abedi
Ayew
‘Pele’
became
the
first
Ghanaian
to
win
the
Champions
League
in
1993
with
Marseille.
Winning
the
French
title
three
times,
the
Africa
Cup
of
Nations
once
while
also
picking
the
CAF
footballer
of
the
year
on
three
occasions.
Arguably
Ghana’s
best
player
in
history,
Abedi
Pele
passed
the
torch
to
his
son
Andre,
who
made
his
tournament
debut
in
the
2008
AFCON
hosted
in
Ghana.
Although
the
boots
were
bigger
to
fill,
Andre
has
managed
to
also
write
his
own
history.
In
2009,
Andre
captained
the
Ghana
U20
team
to
win
the
U20
World
Cup
in
Egypt,
becoming
the
first
African
nation
to
lift
the
coveted
trophy.
Since
then
he’s
gone
on
to
make
more
than
120
appearances
which
is
the
most
in
Black
Stars
history
while
also
captaining
the
team
to
the
2022
World
Cup.
“For
young
children,
I
think
when
you’re
growing
up
and
you
have
both
parents
I
think
it’s
one
of
the
biggest
blessings
for
you
to
have
so
for
me
that’s
really
okayed
a
huge
part
in
my
life,
huge
part
in
my
mentality,”
he
said.
Andre
Ayew
and
brother
Jordan
the
subject
of
massive
criticism
Despite
his
success,
Andre
alongside
his
brother
Jordan
Ayew
has
received
a
fair
share
of
criticism
in
recent
years.
Missing
a
penalty
in
the
2022
World
Cup
didn’t
do
Andre
any
good
favors,
as
he
was
subjected
to
trolls
on
social
media
with
fans
calling
for
the
34-year-old
to
be
dropped.
But
Andre
outlines
how
he’s
dealt
with
such
challenges.
“At
the
beginning
was
very
tough,
it
was
something
that
was
difficult
to
endure,
to
swallow,
but
with
time
you
get
to
learn
to
understand.
“What
I
personally
do
is
go
in
my
room,
relax,
have
a
shower
and
then
I
eat,
because
with
time
everything
fades
away,”
he
added.
Andre
is
currently
without
a
club
after
his
contract
with
Le
Havre
expired.
He
also
missed
out
on
Ghana’s
last
set
of
World
Cup
qualifiers
against
Mali
and
Central
African
Republic.