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Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew has surpassed John Painstil to become Ghana’s fourth most-capped player after making a substitute appearance in the Black Stars triumph over Liberia.
The 32-year-old climbed off the bench to help Ghana defeat Liberia 3-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, reaching a significant milestone of his international career.
Ayew replaced Ernest Nuamah and made his presence felt, scoring his sides third goal of the match after connecting from Jonathan Sowah’s precise pass in the encounter. It was his 20th goal for the Black Stars.
Prior to the game, the Crystal Palace attacker was tied on 91 games with former Ghana defender John Paintsil on the cap ranking.
But Ayew has surpass the former Black Stars defender after reaching a remarkable 92 appearances for the national team.
In the all-time appearance list for Ghana, Jordan Ayew now finds himself trailing only behind footballing legends Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan, and Richard Kingson.
Andre Ayew, who also featured in the Liberia match, further solidified his position at the top of the list with an impressive 115 international appearances whiles Gyan and Kingston have 109 and 93 appearances respectively.
Despite some scoring chances, both countries were unable to find the back of the net as the first half ended in a pulsating goalless draw.
Improved performance saw Ghana secure victory over their opponent in the second half at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Nuamah shot Ghana into the lead in the 51st minute before Mohammed Kudus doubled the advantage in the 59th minute mark.
Substitute Jordan Ayew added his side third goal before Liberia pulled one back late in the game through Divine Rosevelt Teah.
The 32-year-old climbed off the bench to help Ghana defeat Liberia 3-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, reaching a significant milestone of his international career.
Ayew replaced Ernest Nuamah and made his presence felt, scoring his sides third goal of the match after connecting from Jonathan Sowah’s precise pass in the encounter. It was his 20th goal for the Black Stars.
Prior to the game, the Crystal Palace attacker was tied on 91 games with former Ghana defender John Paintsil on the cap ranking.
But Ayew has surpass the former Black Stars defender after reaching a remarkable 92 appearances for the national team.
In the all-time appearance list for Ghana, Jordan Ayew now finds himself trailing only behind footballing legends Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan, and Richard Kingson.
Andre Ayew, who also featured in the Liberia match, further solidified his position at the top of the list with an impressive 115 international appearances whiles Gyan and Kingston have 109 and 93 appearances respectively.
Despite some scoring chances, both countries were unable to find the back of the net as the first half ended in a pulsating goalless draw.
Improved performance saw Ghana secure victory over their opponent in the second half at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Nuamah shot Ghana into the lead in the 51st minute before Mohammed Kudus doubled the advantage in the 59th minute mark.
Substitute Jordan Ayew added his side third goal before Liberia pulled one back late in the game through Divine Rosevelt Teah.