Dede Ayew
Ghana Black Stars captain, Dede Ayew, has pledged on behalf of his colleagues to fight harder to change the narrative in the midst of their ‘current circumstances’.
The once football powerhouse has currently been relegated to the background following its not too impressive showings ahead of ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Indeed, that has earned the tag as one of the underdogs in the competition, which Ayew considers as normal in football.
As a result, he together with his folks have promised to play above themselves to prove a point.
To him, his side’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup play offs and by virtue of the fact that the team is part of the Cameroon championship was enough achievement, and has therefore wondered why some people keep doubting the team’s quality.
He told the media in a press conference that the team was focused and will remain focused till the end.
He said, “We will sweat to the end and die for Ghana even with the ‘underdogs’ tag.
“We know that people are seeing us as underdogs but it’s part of football. Teams have proved that they have progressed, teams have proved that they can win a lot of games in a roll so we didn’t win a lot of games in a roll so it’s normal that they want to see us as underdogs, but we take it with a lot of determination, and hunger to prove that Ghana will never die. So whatever happens we will die to the end, we will die on the pitch and make sure that this jersey, anybody who wears it will sweat to his last; any energy he has to the end.”
The former Swansea City star believes in Ghana’s squad lies great talents despite their AFCON debut status.
“These guys have had the opportunity to prove themselves in front of the world, not just Africa. My teammates are guys with great talents, some are very young but the talent is top. So we are just there to help and first of all we are there to do our job,” he added.