The team is still reeling from neglect and apathy from football fans after the debacle of the 2014 FIFA World Cup where the playing body of the Black Stars demanded money before playing games.

 

Adding his voice to the campaign to get fans back to the stadium to watch their games, Aston Villa striker, Jordan Ayew, in an exclusive interview with ‘State of Affairs’ on GH One TV appealed to fans to forget all memories of Brazil.

 

“I think it’s simple. We the players we know what we have to do. We know that this tournament coming up in six months is very important for we the players, our fans and country. We know what we have to go and do [win the ultimate].

 

“I understand everyone [anger] but in life, you cannot get everything [right]. Our main target is to go to the tournament to try everything we can to bring the cup home. When the cup comes to Ghana, I think everything will be solved.

 

The Aston Villa forward also admitted that the Black Stars players feel abandoned.

 

“Yeah, because the last game we played against Mozambique, we played home in Accra in a 60,000 stadium [but] there were maybe 10,000. It is difficult for we the players because we need the fans to push us to our maximum and if the fans are not there, we can’t do that.

 

“We know what we have to do; we just have to bring the trophy home. I think when we bring the trophy home, things will be smooth, and everything will be fine,” the 24-year-old reiterates.

 

“The only thing I can say is that we don’t have to look behind us. We just have to forget about the past. We need them; we really need them so we have to forget about the past and just look at the future. Things will be fine.