Andre Ayew: U-20 World Cup winner shares how Ghana approached final against Brazil
Ghana captain Andre Ayew has reflected on how the Black Satellites approached their final game against Brazil at the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt.
The Ghana U-20 team shocked the world after beating Brazil on penalties to win the tournament for the first time.
The Black Satellites remains the only African country to have annex the U-20 World Cup title.
Ghana defeated the South Americans playing most of the game with a man down after defender Daniel Addo was sent off in the 37th minute.
Explaining the approach for the Brazil tie, Ayew said, “Ghana has a special history with Brazil when it comes to youth football. Even before my time, meetings between the two teams were always tense. To be honest, we didn't want to play the Seleçao in an earlier round as they were the best team in the tournament”
“In the final, it was a whole other story. We were aware that we could make history and didn’t want to let the chance pass us by. We told ourselves that there were only 90 or 120 minutes separating us from a world title” he told FIFA.
Ayew and some Black Satellites players earned promotion to the Black Stars after their exploits at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
The Nottingham Forest forward is now Ghana's most capped player with 113 appearances at senior level, beating the record held by Asamoah Gyan before the World Cup in Qatar.
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