Black Stars captain, Andre Dede Ayew, has picked the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the most difficult tournament to compete in, in the world.
The Le Havre player doubled down on his stance by picking the competition ahead of the FIFA World Cup in terms of the intensity in competition.
Ayew said this in his speech delivered at a farewell dinner that had President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif in attendance.
At the event, President Akufo-Addo charged the Black Stars to believe in the possibility of winning the AFCON title despite the daunting challenge of ending a 42 year title drought. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
On his part, Ayew spoke about the extreme difficulty competing in the AFCON saying, “This tournament is even harder than the World Cup.”
“We know that it is the hardest tournament, for me, in the world when it comes to fighting, determination, energy so the only way we can do this by being together and being united and for that Your Excellency, I can assure you that we are united and we want do it.”
Ghana is in Group B with Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique; Ghana plays Cape Verde first on January 14.