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Ghana legend Abedi Ayew has praised the unyielding bravery of his second son and Olympique Marseille ace Andre. The three-time African Footballer of the Year has seen his second son rise to fame and emerging as a renowned footballer. Andre, 21, was voted Marseille�s Player of the season and has been linked with a move away from the Stade Gerland. At age 19, the offensive midfielder led Ghana to win a historic Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Egypt two years ago. He also played a pivotal role in Ghana�s last eight appearance at the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa. Abedi, an Olympique Marseille legend, says Andre showed promising prospects of excelling as a top-tier footballer. �He has always been crazy about football. When I took him with me during warm down sessions with Olympique Marseille, he constantly ran after the ball,� Abedi Pele is quoted as saying. �He played for my team (in Ghana), but his problem is that he did not accept being a substitute. But he was only thirteen and the others were eighteen years old. This strong character was his trademark. He added that: �He was already hard on himself, he liked to be the boss, the leader. D�d� was not afraid of anyone, I have seen him having a go at some really big players.�