Ghana international Jordan Ayew has shared his excitement after reaching a new milestone in his international career.
Ayew captained the Black Stars to beat Central Africa Republic in the final round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday, where he reached 91 appearance for the national team.
Ghana inflicted a 2-1 won to secure qualification to the AFCON tournament to be staged in Ivory early next year.
The 31-year-old is currently on same number of games with former Ghana defender John Paintsil.
Ayew has now tied John Paintsil’s feat with 91 matches, trailing only his brother Andre Ayew (114), Asamoah Gyan (109), and Richard Kingston (93) in the standings.
Ayew made his debut for the Black Stars in 2010 and has since established himself as a key member of the team.
“I’m surprised, I didn’t even know, is a proud moment, it’s an achievement and you know I’m still young and I have to keep going. I feel fit, I feel strong and I know that I still have more years to come”
“It’s a blessing I was able to start for the national team very early, it’s a positive thing and I just want to thank all the managers that were here in the past and even now, and I really want to thank them for the confidence, I need to keep going because I have a lot of years ahead of me”
On surpassing Andre Ayew, who is the most-capped player, the Crystal Palace striker said, “I don’t think about breaking records, I just think of keep playing my football, enjoy my football and putting in good performances”
