The son of the legendary Abedi Pele who captained the Ghana Under-20 side to victory at the 2009 World Youth Championships got the nod for the left side of midfield ahead of Inter Milan’s Sulley Muntari and gave Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic a torrid time throughout. He told KickOffGhana.com he had been under specific instructions to stop the runs of the Serbian right back and is delighted to have done his job well. “The coach gave me a job that I should try and stop him cos he moves forward a lot. I hope what I did was enough because I give my best every time I play for the national team,” he says. Ayew refused to dwell on what is an emerging competition for that left sided slot in midfield with Sulley Muntari. “Sulley is Sulley, Sulley is a senior player, Sulley won the Champions League, he won the League title with Inter Milan and I give him that respect but I am not thinking about competition. If the coach picks me fine, If not I don’t have a problem. I just make sure that in whatever situation I give off my best.”
Dede relishing Stars role
