What record can Ghana’s Andre Ayew break in AFCON 2023?

Andre Ayew currently plays for French club Le Havre AC

With the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, which begins on Saturday in the Ivory Coast, veteran Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew hopes to break one record and tie another.

The 34-year-old is aiming to become the first player to record a goal in seven editions of the prestigious African football tournament. He recently joined Le Havre AC, a top-tier team in France.

Along with fellow countryman Asamoah Gyan, Zambian Kalusha Bwalya, and Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o, the highest leading goal goalscorer in the Cup of Nations with eighteen goals, he holds the record for most goals scored in six.

Additionally, he aspires to become just the third player to appear in all eight iterations of the competition, which started in 1957 as a three-team event and has since grown to be a 24-nation showcase.

Ahmed Hassan of Egypt and Rigobert Song, who will manage his native Cameroon at the 2023 Cup of Nations, hold the record for the most consecutive championship appearances.

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With four Cup of Nations championships, Ghana has the third-best record after Egypt and Cameroon; nevertheless, their only defeat came in 1982 when they defeated hosts Libya in a penalty-filled final.

“My priority is to either start or come off the bench in the Ivory Coast,” Ayew told reporters ahead of Group B clashes with Cape Verde, record seven-time champions Egypt and Mozambique.

After that, let us see what happens. What is most important is that Ghana did well in this competition as we had a bad 2022 Cup of Nations, going out after the first round.”

They finished in the top four six times in a row starting in 2008, but they lost to Comoros in the round of 16 five years ago, and they humiliatingly exited the competition in the first phase of 2022.

The fact that Ayew was sent off in the crucial match against the Comorans did not aid the Black Stars’ prospects. Several coaches have continued to believe in Andre Ayew despite cries from certain Ghanaians for him to be fired.

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