Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, has once again spoken to the media about his choice to leave Andre Ayew out of the squad before the important 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Niger and Angola.
The Le Havre forward has not been called up by Otto Addo since the March 2024 international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda.
Addo stressed that Ayew still has the chance to rejoin the national squad despite the 34-year-old veteran’s continued absence.
“The doors are always open. When asked regarding Andre Ayew, he said, “I look at the performance,” after first stating that he would not discuss his predicament further.
Ayew was initially left out of the Black Stars’ roster for the World Cup qualifying matches against the Central African Republic and Mali in June 2024.
Addo disclosed at the time that he had personally visited France to inform Ayew of his exclusion from the squad for those two matches. Ayew, however, disagreed with Addo’s explanation for the omission.
“I had a long chat with Andre and gave him the reason why he is not in the squad,” he said.
“I talk to players directly and I don’t like to put information out about what we spoke about.
“This is the decision we took and it’s not like he necessarily agreed, but I still have big respect for him.”
