Andre Ayew discusses retirement claims: “I have never thought about it’

Andre Ayew discusses retirement claims: “I have never thought about it’

Photo Credit: Dutch side NAC Breda

Andre Ayew discusses retirement claims: “I have never thought about it’

Former Ghana captain Andre Ayew has said he never thinks of retiring any time soon, insisting he still feels physically and mentally fit to continue his career.

Ayew s currently playing for Dutch side NAC Breda, a Dutch professional club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon ‘Rat’ Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisie, after winning play-offs for promotion in 2024.

‘Your body will tell you’

“I never thought about it because my body is good,” Ayew said as quoted by Flashscore. “I feel good, I live my life day to day so I prepare myself every time to have a better tomorrow on the field and off the field.”

He added: “I don’t think about that. When the moment comes, your body will tell you.”

Ayew is the second-born son of three-time African Footballer of the Year and FIFA 100 member Abedi “Pele” Ayew and has two brothers, Ibrahim and Jordan, who also are professional footballers. In 2011, Ayew was named the BBC African Footballer of the Year and Ghanaian Footballer of the Year.

Ayew began his career in Germany, playing for 1860 Munich, while debuting for the club at age seven. In 2006, he signed with his father’s former club, Marseille, and spent two seasons in the club’s youth academy before making his debut in the 2007–08 season.

Ayew has managed 120 caps for Ghana

He spent the following two seasons on loan with Lorient and Arles-Avignon, helping the latter team earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time. In 2010, he returned to Marseille and became an integral part of the first team under manager Didier Deschamps, making over 200 appearances and winning consecutive Trophée des Champions and Coupe de la Ligues in both 2010 and 2011.

Born in France, Ayew has been a full international for Ghana since 2008 and has earned 120 caps. At youth level, he starred for and captained the U-20 team that won both the 2009 African Youth Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He has played in three FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014 and 2022), as well as eight Africa Cup of Nations (2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023), helping them finish runners-up in 2010 and 2015, and was top goalscorer at the latter tournament.

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