Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew has revealed the unique connection between his father and Al Sadd.
Andre's father, Abedi Pele, played for Al Dheeb in the 1982/83 season at the 12,946-seat Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, scoring seven goals in eight appearances.
Abedi Pele played for Ghana 73 times. Until 7 June 2013, when he was surpassed by Asamoah Gyan, he was the top goalscorer for the Black Stars with 33 goals.
Speaking to Kwabena Yeboah on GTV Sports+ the former Swansea City attacker said:
“There is a history already between Al Sadd and my dad. That’s his first club outside Ghana. That’s where he got his big injury and Al Sadd took care of him, conducted surgery for him, and did everything that was supposed to be done,”
“So there is this love and connection that’s there even though it’s a club that I didn’t know personally because I wasn’t born when he was playing over there,” he added.
Andre Ayew scored 18 goals in his debut season at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.