Dede Ayew

Solomon Asante has been dropped Berekum Chelsea midfielder Solomon Asante was dropped from Ghana’s final 24-man squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers because of doubts over his nationality.The Ghana born diminutive has featured for Burkina Faso in a tournament and the Ghana FA does not want to take chances.Asante came off the bench to play in Burkina Faso’s 3-0 defeat at the hands of South Africa in August 2011 but could have gone ahead to play for Ghana.The Ghana Football Association in a...Read Full Story

Solomon Asante© Christian Thompson/Backpagepix Accra Berekum Chelsea winger Solomon Asante has expressed delight at his ‘miraculous’ debut Ghana call-up.The two-time Burkina Faso Premier League top scorer was handed a late invitation to replace Bristol City winger Albert Adomah who pulled out due to a knee injury.He will join the 30-man squad that will begin preparations on Monday May 21 for the matches against Lesotho on June 1 in Kumasi before playing Zambia in Lusaka eight days later...Read Full Story

Kotoko goalkeeper with national team coach Put By Ameenu ShardowBurkina Faso Coach Paul Put is in Ghana to track the performance of Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama.The 55-year-old Belgian who signed a three year contract to replace Paulo Duarte was in the stands when Kotoko beat relegation-threatened Bechem United 4-3 on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium.Put has handed a return call up to Soulama to the Stallions’ team for an exhibition match against Benin on May 16 and next month’s...Read Full Story

Soulama Abdoulaye The Burkina Faso FA have written to Asante Kotoko requesting the release of goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama for an international friendly this month. The Stallions want the agile net minder for the May 16 exhibition match against Benin and next month’s 2014 FIFA World Cup double-header qualifiers against Congo and Gabon.He fell out with former coach Paulo Duarte and that nearly collapsed his international career. Soulama has been in fine shape for the runaway Ghana Premier...Read Full Story

Ghana and Marseille striker Jordan Ayew has won the best goal award in the French League Cup this season. The 20-year-old’s goal in the quarter-final of the competition against Lens in October got the highest number of votes from fans.Ayew will be handed the award before Saturday’s final after edging past Lyon’s Alexander Lacazette, who scored against Lorient in the semi-finals.The son of legend Abedi Pele got 4526 votes while Lacazette could only manage 3418.Ayew received a pass in the...Read Full Story

From left: Jordan, Andre and Abedi Pele Andre “Dede” Ayew’s grandfather did not play football but the odds are he might have been pretty handy had he done so.For three of his sons all played internationally for Ghana, including Abedi “Pele” Ayew, a man widely recognised as one of the greats of African football.Amazingly, Abedi himself has repeated the feat, with his three sons – Rahim, Dede and the youngest Jordan – all having represented the Black Stars as well.In fact, should Jordan, a club...Read Full Story

Patrick AkotoGhana legend Abedi Pele is confident his son Andre Ayew can cap an incredible season by helping his country clinch the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 30-years.The performance of the Olympic Marseille winger has soared over the past two years and continues to thrill fans with sublime display in the French Ligue 1.The 22-year-old was voted the BBC African Footballer of the year last Friday to follow in the footsteps of his father who clinched the inaugural award in...Read Full Story

Sudan's Mudather Eltaib, right, scored both of his side's goals in the win against Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations. Sudan reached the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 42 years with a 2-1 defeat of Burkina Faso on Monday.The victory edged them above Angola in the Group B table on goal difference.Mudather Eltaib scored both of Sudan’s goals to deliver the nation’s biggest sporting moment since it won the cup on home soil in 1970.It was also Sudan’s...Read Full Story

Andre Ayew No official request has been made towards signing Andre Ayew amidst a plethora of reports linking the Ghana midfielder with a move away from Marseille.This was confirmed by the father of the 21-year-old, Abedi Pele who was however evasive on the future possibility of his son moving elsewhere.“We as a family will advice Dede to ensure he makes the right decision but that obviously will not be for public consumption,” he said.“But for now there has not been any significant contact so...Read Full Story

Jordan Ayew is growing in confidence Ghana and Marseille striker Jordan Ayew insists he got his Ghana 2012 Africa Cup of Nations call-up on merit. The third son of legend Abedi Pele is among the preliminary 25-man squad named by coach Goran Stevanovic for next month’s tournament.The Marseille prodigy has put up excellent performances for the first half season for both club and country and could not be overlooked by the Serbian boss.His call-up has drawn some criticism that because of his...Read Full Story