Ghana captain Andre Ayew reveals ‘best moment’ of his career
Ghana captain Andre Ayew has revealed the best moment of football career.
In an interview with FIFA, the 33-year-old disclosed winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup title with the Black Satellite remains the best moment of his playing career.
Ayew led the Black Satellites to clinch the U-20 World Cup in 2009 after beating Brazil in the final game in Egypt.
The Ghana U-20 team shocked the world after beating Brazil on penalties to win the tournament for the first time, becoming the only African nation to achieve that feat.
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.
“It’s the title that’s given us the most joy, the most honour and the most pride. No one expected us to win, because no African country had ever been world champions in that age category”
“It remains the best moment of my career. I can still picture the scenes that greeted our return to Ghana. The whole country was buzzing. It’s for those kinds of moments that we play football”
“I’ve enjoyed some great victories over my career, but that trophy is on a whole other level for what it represents for Ghana and the entire continent”
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 player 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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