Captain for the Black Stars of Ghana, Andre Dede Ayew has confirmed that there is unity in camp as they look to conclude their pre-tournament training tour in Dubai ahead of the start of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The team has staged camping in Dubai for the past 3 weeks preparing for the upcoming continental showdown in a bid to end their 37-year long wait for an AFCON title.
Whiles many worry that the team could be divided at the tournament due to what has happened in the past, Dede Ayew has in an interview posted on Twitter assured that they are united and willing to make the needed sacrifice to bring the cup home to make the country proud.
“It's been a while that camp has been good”. I think when you want to get to your destination, you need to sacrifice”.
“Sacrifice is not just by words but most importantly by all of us being in the same boat to achieve what we want to achieve”.
“In a squad of 23 players, you have different egos, different mentality and different ways of seeing things. Everyone has his ideas”.
“But you need to make sure all those egos and ideas and everything that everyone has in their hearts at the end of the day goes in the same directions”.
“Nobody change his lifestyle or his character but we can use that to our advantage for all of us to go towards what we want”, the former U-20 World Cup winner noted.
Watch the short interview in the video below:
Ghana Captain Andre Ayew on Team Unity in the Black Stars camp pic.twitter.com/9AobqVrfdc
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) June 19, 2019