Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has clarified his relationship with teammate Andre Dede Ayew, emphasising that while they have played together for over a decade in the Black Stars, they are not close friends off the pitch.
Gyan highlighted that, while he has always had a strong bond with Ayew on the field, their relationship does not extend beyond their professional duties.
He explained that both he and Ayew have their own separate circles of friends and social activities outside of football.
However, Gyan stressed that when they are in camp with the Black Stars, they are teammates and work together diligently to contribute to the team’s success.
“I usually say Andre is my teammate. Sometimes people misjudge. He’s a teammate that I talk to and laugh with, but we’re not friends,” Gyan said on Atinka TV.
He added, “Friends are people that you share secrets with. Andre is a teammate that I relate well to in camp and we have teamwork on the field but it doesn’t make him my friend.”
The ex-Ghana captain also asserted that people created a rivalry between himself and Ayew, which is unnecessary.
“People have created unnecessary rivalry, which is okay. But at the end of the day, we all have our people to hang out with but on the team, we are all teammates.”
Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew shared the pitch together and both later became leaders of Ghana’s national team.