Andre Ayew express gratitude to Asamoah Gyan
The captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew has revealed that he had to learn a lot from former captains including Asamoah Gyan to be the captain he is today.
According to Ayew, he had to serve for six years as a deputy to Gyan before finally taking the baton from him.
“I was already Asamoah’s assistant for about six years. When you know that [you can become a captain], sooner or later it’s going to happen. So you just need to prepare yourself and learn from Asamoah, who was the captain,” Ayew stated.
Speaking as a guest lecturer at the University of Ghana Sports Psychology class of 2024, Ayew also hammered on the importance of being ready for the challenge from the country including media scrutiny.
“It’s always an issue. That is why I say you have to know the society in which you are, the mentality of your country. How people see things, how people understand things, it’s very important,” he said.
Andre Ayew also acknowledged that the Black Stars captaincy will always be a topic of debate in Ghanaian society.
“The captaincy in our country will always be a debate sooner or later. The next one who is coming will be another debate. That is how it is. Anybody who is going to be the leader should be ready for that because you can’t take it away,” he added.
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