{"id":42887,"date":"2025-02-14T12:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42887"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:06:45","slug":"im-not-ready-to-quit-andre-ayew-speaks-on-black-stars-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-ready-to-quit-andre-ayew-speaks-on-black-stars-future\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not ready to quit \u2013 Andre Ayew speaks on Black Stars future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana captain Andre Ayew has tamped down reports that he is quitting the Black Stars.<\/strong><\/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; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the BlackStars captain, he still has unfinished business with the team and is not ready to tone down on his commitment to the team as speculated.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kim Lars Bjorkegren arrives in Ghana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kim-lars-bjorkegren-arrives-in-ghana\/\">Kim Lars Bjorkegren arrives in Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ayew, 35 has been a cogwheel for the BlackStars for nearly two decades since he made his debut in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>His rise to fame came as a result of winning the WAFU, AFCON, and World Cup with the Black Satellites in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The forward has gone on to play eight AFCON tournaments three World Cups and 120 caps.<\/p>\n<p>Ayew has squashed reports that he is nearing the end of his BlackStars career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love what I\u2019m doing, and I\u2019m not ready to stop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kofi Adams warns against Black Stars failure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kofi-adams-warns-against-black-stars-failure\/\">Kim Lars Bjorkegren arrives in Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It remains unknown if Otto Addo will be swayed into giving Ayew a call-up in the lead-up to the crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain Andre Ayew has tamped down reports that he is quitting the Black Stars. &nbsp; According to the BlackStars captain, he still has unfinished business with the team and is not ready to tone down on his commitment to the team as speculated. 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