Dede Ayew brushes aside GFA’s effort to talk him out of his temporary retirement

Black Stars midfielder, Andre Dede Ayew has brushed aside the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) effort to talk him out of his temporary retirement from the Black Stars, at least, for now.

Ayew called for a break on his illustrious career with the Black Stars last month citing issues surrounding his relationship with the management team.

The GFA has rejected the player's request and suggested a meet up to discuss the issues the player raised in his letter.

According to the Ghana News Agency, Andrew Ayew was not interested in meeting with the GFA.

In a letter in response to the GFA’s request, Ayew said, “I am most sincerely grateful to you for expressing your desire to address the issues that provoked my decision, some of which I most certainly believe, you are undoubtedly aware of for which reason I do not intend to catalogue them for discussion (I really think disagreement) at a roundtable with the Association. Time definitely heals wounds”.

Ayew who was axed from the 23 -man squad that finished fourth following his inability to meet the reporting deadline in the team's camping base in Abu Dhabi for a pre-tournament said he was giving priority thoughts to the GFA's request.

“I am giving priority thought to the issues raised in your letter in response to my letter communicating my decision to withdraw my services temporarily for the senior national team, Black Stars”

The player who was expected to join the team for next weekend's crucial World Cup qualifier against Sudan further said “in the meantime, I shall revert to you in due course on the issues on my availability for national team in due course.”

Ayew has played in three Nations Cup since making his debut on home soil in 2008 when Ghana hosted and placed third in a failed host and win bid.

The player who played an instrumental role in the Stars silver collection feat at the Angola 2010 even was also part of the team that placed an embarrassing fourth in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea two years on.

GNA