Winning the CAN is a difficult task – Dede Ayew

Sports News from Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Source: GNA

2019-06-01

Andre Dede Ayew, captain of the Black Stars, said that if winning the 2019 Nations Africa Cup (AFCON) was a Herculean task, the players are determined to bring the ultimate trophy to Ghana.

He stated this at the Jubilee House when Nana Addo Dankwa President Akufo Addo invited the team to a dinner party yesterday.

The Black Stars would leave the Ghanaian coast to travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, June 1, to begin preparations for the two-year tournament scheduled for July 21-19 in Egypt.

Captain Ayew said: "We know that the task ahead is difficult and that this tournament was huge and that we are aware of the issues."

The Fenerbahçe midfielder, who had a torrid season in the Turkish League, badured the president that his team would win the CAN 2019 trophy. "We are going to work very hard because we are focused on bringing victory to Ghana. to make the Ghanaians happy. "

Ghana is paired with the defending champions of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau and will open its campaign against Benin on Tuesday 25 June.