AFCON 2025Q: Andre Ayew and Amartey excluded from squad for Friendlies


Ghana ahead Andre Ayew continues to be “exiled” from the nationwide crew after lacking out on one other name up.

Ayew was once more lacking as Black Stars coach Otto Addo named Ghana’s squad for the 2025 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers towards Angola and Niger.

Thursday’s snub means Andre Ayew has not been invited to the Nationwide crew since Otto Addo returned as head coach.

In Might, Otto Addo mentioned that : ”I had a protracted discuss with Andre. Personally, I visited him and gave him the the reason why he’s not within the squad for the time being. I often hear it like this don’t discuss these within the squad. For me, I can say I don’t like to present data out about what we spoke about.

“For the time being, Andre is a dwelling legend of Ghana. It’s unbelievable what he did for the nation and It’s essentially the most tough choice as a result of I like him as an individual and in addition as a participant. And it is a choice we took not like we completely agreed however I gave him the reason so I don’t need to take it to a different extent and say one thing for folks to put in writing about.”

Besiktas middle again Daniel Amartey is one other high-profile identify, not invited by Otto Addo.

Identical to Ayew, Amartey has not been invited to the crew for the reason that Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, in January.

Ghana’s crew for the double header is led by captain Thomas Partey. The Arsenal midfielder is in good type having began each matches for Arsenal and scoring in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Partey’s deputy, Jordan Ayew, has additionally been named within the squad, alongside Mohammed Kudus within the 23-man squad.

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