FIFA hails 'Boxing Day treat' from Ghana star Jordan Ayew after netting sensational goal for Crystal Palace
World football governing body, FIFA has hailed Jordan Ayew for scoring an amazing goal on Boxing Day to give football fans across the globe to a special treat.
The Black Stars striker was in action for the Eagles on Thursday afternoon when they hosted West Ham United in a match week 19 fixture of the English Premier League at the Selhurst Park.
At the end of 90 minutes of soccer action, Crystal Palace run away with a 2-1 victory with the second equalizer coming through the in-form Jordan Ayew who has established himself as the poster boy for manager Roy Hodgson.
The forward cut in from the flanks and danced his way past a number of West Ham United defenders before finally chipping the approaching goalkeeper with a masterclass effort.
In a tweet from FIFA after the match, they have applauded Ayew for scoring a sensational goal to give fans a ‘Boxing Day’ treat.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">? Thank you for this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoxingDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoxingDay</a> treat, <a href="https://twitter.com/jordan_ayew9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jordan_ayew9</a>.<a href="https://t.co/JACWFl2Sxf">pic.twitter.com/JACWFl2Sxf</a></p>— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1210323750161469440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>