Black Stars captain Andre Ayew his eyeing his tenth Africa Cup of Nation goal on Saturday when Ghana face Cameroon in their second group game.
The 29 year old scored his historic 9th goal during Ghana’s thrilling 2-2 with Benin in their opening Group F game at the Ismailia Stadium last Tuesday.
The well-taken 10th minute strike saw him surpassed teammate Asamoah Gyan as the nation topscorer who has 8 goals to his credit.
Ayew made his Black Stars debut as a teenager in 2008 under Claude LeRoy and has since become an influential member of the team.
He was given the leadership role by Kwesi Appiah ahead of this year’s tournament and will hope to be the first captain to win a trophy for the national side since 1982.
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