Crystal Palace Jordan Ayew impressed Black Stars head coach Otto Addo with his performance against Madagascar in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on Wednesday.
Addo said the striker did what he expected of him despite not scoring, extending his Black Stars goal drought to 15 games since his last goal in March 2021, a penalty against Sao Tome and Principe.
“The players who started [against Madagascar] deserved to do so, including Jordan [Ayew]. Jordan had good training sessions and he created some chances [during the game]. He himself had some chances; the [Madagascar] goalkeeper had an excellent day,” the Black Stars boss said.
Otto Addo continued that, Jordan not scoring is not a problem because the focus on is on executing his task and he did that to perfection.
“If you watch the Premier League, sometimes you can see Jordan score; his last goal was maybe three weeks ago. It’s not a big problem if somebody doesn’t score. For me, it’s about creating chances and doing well and that’s what he did today so I’m satisfied.”
AS Roma youngster Felix Afena-Gyan set up Kudus Mohammed, before doubling the lead himself and substitute Osman Bukari netted the third.
Black Stars will travel to Angola to play the Central African Republic in their second game of the qualifiers on Sunday.
