We must respect and adapt to Otto Addo and GFA's plan - Jordan Ayew urges Black Stars teammates

Black Stars captain, Jordan Ayew, says the playing body must respect and adapt to Otto Addo's plan despite their recent challenges.

The senior national team having suffered back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group phase elimination in Cameroon and Ivory Coast respectively failed to qualify for the 2025 AFCON tournament which is scheduled to be hosted in Morocco later this year.

The poor performance of the team saw them drop outside the top 70 in the FIFA World Rankings.

Speaking to Joy Sports ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad tonight at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Leicester City striker outlined possible issues with squad building over the past few years but backs his colleagues to turn things around.

”We don’t have the team we had between 2006 and 2019. In 2010 the transition was seamless, as the U-20s joined a squad that already had a strong core," Ayew told Joy Sports.

"But this current transition has been radical. We’ve seen about 10, 11 or 12 players brought in during various call-ups.

“At the end of the day it’s football, and I feel the coach and the GFA have a long-term plan, so we need to respect it and adapt,” he said.

Ayew will lead Ghana for the game which is scheduled to kick off at 19:00 GMT before travelling to play Madagascar on Monday in Morocco.