{"id":42164,"date":"2024-08-30T01:44:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42164"},"modified":"2024-08-30T01:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:48:03","slug":"afcon-2025q-otto-addo-considers-andre-ayew-important-to-blackstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2025q-otto-addo-considers-andre-ayew-important-to-blackstars\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025Q : Otto Addo considers Andre Ayew important to BlackStars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Black Stars head coach Otto Addo <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">holds the firm belief<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that Andre Ayew has a crucial role <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to play<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in his setup despite his omission from the squad.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; 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