Mohammed Kudus and Jordan Ayew
Revered sports journalist, Saddick Adams, has revealed that Jordan Ayew is not happy in the Black Stars team due to how the captaincy issue was handled by the technical team.
According to him, head coach Otto Addo did not inform Jordan personally about the decision to hand over the captain’s armband to Mohammed Kudus before announcing it publicly.
He disclosed that Jordan felt disrespected by Otto Addo’s decision not to pre-inform him about the issue as the senior player among the squad.
Speaking in an interview with Peace FM, Saddick Adams further revealed that the Black Stars management committee was not aware of the captaincy decision until it was made public.
“Jordan Ayew’s anger is due to the fact that before Otto Addo announced Kudus as the Black Stars captain, he did not tell him [Jordan] personally. He is the senior-most player in the team. During the Mali match, Otto Addo explained to Jordan earlier on why he would start from the bench, which he scored in the game.
“So, with the captaincy issue, he expected Otto Addo to inform him about the captaincy before making it public, but he did not. Even the Black Stars management committee members were not told about the decision,” he said in Twi.
He commented following the Black Stars’ disastrous performance against Sudan in the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, losing 2-0 in the return leg in Libya.
After four matches played, Ghana is third in Group F with two points, Sudan is in second place with seven points, while Angola leads with twelve points.
The Black Stars will travel to face Angola and play the last match against Niger in Ghana in November 2024.
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Eiiii so these are the things happening in the Black Stars team🤔🤧🤧🤧
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— Ray-Ankrah (@RayAnkrah2) October 17, 2024
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— Ray-Ankrah (@RayAnkrah2) October 17, 2024
Ghanaians react to Black Stars’ 2-0 defeat to Sudan
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