I don’t gain my bread wearing the national team colours, I wear these colours with pride- Dede Ayew

Black Stars captain, Andre Dede Ayew, has stated that Ghana’s National Men’s Football Team means a lot to him and his family.

He said this when he gave a lecture about sports psychology with his career as the subject matter at the University of Ghana.

During a session where he commented on sacrifices he has made in his career for the Black Stars, the two-time AFCON finalist and son of legendary footballer Abedi Ayew and nephew of former Black Stars forward Kwame Ayew, reinstated his commitment to the national course.

“The national team is so important to my life, my family’s life because today a lot of big men in Ghana have come through the huge university here; our life isn’t through university and through school, our life, my family is about the game and from this country not from anywhere else so when we know we have to wear this jersey, for me it’s all about sacrifices.”

“I don’t gain my bread, my family’s living wearing the national team colours, I wear these national colours by pride and honour” he added.

Dede Ayew, who is a free agent at the time of writing, wasn’t involved in the Black Stars recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.