Dimitri Payet’s stunning solo goal salvaged a point for struggling West Ham as they ended a run of four consecutive Premier League defeats in a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough at London Stadium. Cristhian Stuani’s second-half header put the away side ahead and had the home fans fearing a fifth defeat on the spin in Saturday’s … Read more
Abedi Pele was in charge of negotiations when Andre Ayew signed for Swansea Andre Ayew, son of Ghanaian legend Abedi Pele has rubbished reports that his dad died in France a few hours ago after a short illness. Reports in the media had it that the former Black Stars captain passed on in France, Marseille, … Read more
Ghanaian football legend, Abedi Pele, has denied reports on some online new portals that he has died after a short illness faraway in France. The report, on some unknown news websites, started making the rounds on some social media platforms on Friday evening. The report had it that, the Pele had died in France, Marseille … Read more
West Ham United winger Andre Ayew is elated to see his former club Marseille bounce back to winning ways in the French Ligue 1. Les Olympiens picked three points for the first time in four matches following a comeback win over Nantes on Sunday. Bafetimbi Gomis and Clinton N’Jie netted for Franck Passi’s side after … Read more
Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo says he is satisfied with the output of striker Jordan Ayew despite recent criticism from fans. The 25-year-old’s contributions so far have been slammed as “lackadaisical” in the wake of the club’s disappointing start to the season. On Tuesday, the former Lorient man netted his first league goal of … Read more
Premier League side West Ham United say injured forward Andre Ayew will commence training with the club’s under-23 side in a matter of weeks. The Ghanaian has been out of action since hurting his hamstring in a 2-1 league defeat to Chelsea, a game which was incidentally his debut for the club. The 26-year-old completed … Read more
West Ham United have agreed to allow Andre Ayew to return to Olympique Marseille temporarily for further treatment on his thigh injury. Ayew, a club record £20.5 million signing, has been in the infirmary since last month at Chelsea in their league opener. The Ghana international requested to be treated in familiar surroundings. Ayew, 26, … Read more
Injured West Ham United forward Andre Ayew has made “great progress” in his quest to regain fitness, the club’s head of medical and sports science Stijn Vandenbroucke has said. The Ghanaian pulled out of his debut game for the Hammers after 35 minutes following a hamstring strain in their 2-1 league defeat to Chelsea last … Read more
Samir Nasri claims Pep Guardiola wanted to keep him at Manchester City but he was drawn to a season on loan at affectionate, “family club” Sevilla. Nasri joined fellow first-team squad members Joe Hart, Wilfried Bony, Eliaquim Mangala and Jason Denayer in making temporary moves away from the Etihad Stadium on transfer deadline day. The … Read more
French Ligue 1 giants Marseille failed with a £11 million deadline day bid for Aston Villa striker Jordan Ayew shortly before the transfer window shut yesterday. The former Marseille striker has been linked with a host of clubs including Hamburg, Olympiakos and Swansea during the transfer window. Villa owner, Dr Tony Xia had already stated … Read more
Abdul Majeed Waris’ poor start to the French Ligue 1 season continued on Friday night when his Lorient side was beaten 2-0 away at Marseille. The goals were scored either side of half-time at the Stade Velodrome by former Newcastle man, Remy Cabella who fired home in the 19th minute before Bafetimbi Gomis ended the … Read more
Abedi Pele is one of the great pioneers of African football in Europe. One of the first great African players to make an impact on European club football,he played for teams in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and most famously France where he helped Marseille win the 1993 UEFA Champion’s League. He was a fixture in the … Read more
Swansea City attacker Andre Ayew’s father and agent Abedi Pele has arrived in London to finalise the player’s move to West Ham United, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The Ghana international is on the brink of signing for the Hammers as they two sides look to have reached a deal over the move. The two sides … Read more
Swansea’s Ghanaian player Andre Ayew has hinted of a move away from the Welsh outfit in the future. The former BBC African Footballer of the year winner, who joined the Jacks in the summer from French side Marseille, has been linked to a possible move to Liverpool in the upcoming transfer window following an impressive … Read more
Andre Ayew has made the 10-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award. The winner will be decided by votes of the coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF. The awards gala will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. The former Marseille wideman is well-fancied … Read more
The former Ghana captain can’t wait to see his boys face off against each other at Villa Park Ghana legend Abedi Ayew Pele says he is always happy to see his footballer sons play against each other. Siblings, Andre and Jordan Ayew, are set for their first Premier League clash on Saturday as Aston Villa … Read more
Chelsea had Thibaut Courtois sent off as they started their Premier League title defence with a draw against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge. Oscar’s free-kick put the Blues ahead before Andre Ayew stabbed a close-range equaliser after keeper Courtois had kept out Bafetimbi Gomis’s header. Federico Fernandez put Willian’s cross past his own keeper before … Read more
Black Stars midfielder Andre Ayew has assured Ghana are ready to take on Ivory Coast in the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Bata, Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. It will be a repeat of Senegal ‘92, where the Elephants won 11-10 on penalties. And with Ivory Coast’s star-studded side, they are favourites … Read more
Ghana international Andre Ayew will appear before the French Ligue 1 Discipline Committee when he returns to France after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Disciplinary Committee met on Thursday evening and viewed the Marseille-Nice game in which they found out that Ayew intentionally kicked Dario Cvitanich on the blind side of the … Read more
Manchester United and Liverpool are looking to land Ghana international Andre Ayew by the close of the transfer window after the winger rejected a move to Hull City. According to the Express, the 24-year-old has been linked with a transfer to both Old Trafford and Anfield over the course of this summer, with Brendan Rodgers … Read more