Andre Ayew, will lead the Black Stars of Ghana as skipper in the 2022 World Cup which will be held in Qatar.
The midfielder has been included in Otto Addo’s final squad for the tournament which was released on Monday 14 November 2022.
Ayew started his career playing for Nania in Ghana when he was just 14 years old. He signed a contract with Marseille in 2005 and spent two seasons in the club's development program before making his professional debut in the 2007–08 campaign. The following two seasons saw Ayew on loan at Lorient and Arles-Avignon, where he contributed to the latter team's first-ever promotion to Ligue 1. He returned to Marseille in 2010 and quickly established himself as a key player for manager Didier Deschamps' first squad, making over 200 games and taking home back-to-back Trophee des Champions and Coupe de la Ligue titles in 2010 and 2011.
Since joining Ghana's senior team in 2008, Ayew has amassed over 100 caps. He played a key role for and served as captain of the under-20 squad that won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2009 African Youth Championship. He has participated in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), seven Africa Cup of Nations (2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021), and two Olympics. He helped Ghana finish second in 2010 and 2015 and was the tournament's leading scorer in 2017.
Ayew scored his first goal in the Premier League on his Swansea debut against Chelsea on 8 August 2015 in a 2–2 draw. Ayew was named Premier League Player of the Month for August 2015 and also received Swansea's monthly award the GWFX Player of the Month for August after making an immediate impact, scoring three goals in his first four league appearances.
In 2011 Ayew was named the BBC African Footballer of the Year and Ghana Footballer of the Year.
Andre Ayew previously played for FC Lorient, West Ham, Swansea City, Fenerbahce, and AC Arles-Avignon. He currently plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd SC.