With Qatar Stars League iced ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which is kicking-off in the country in 13 days time, Ghana’s skipper Andre Ayew, who plays for Al Sadd SC, has had to hire a personal trainer to keep in shape.Ayew, who made the Black Stars’ 55-man provisional for the mundial, returned home to be with family and friends, but there’s no time to rest for him as he has to keep training.Andre Ayew is training in 🇬🇭 with Hearts of Oak’s fitness trainer Jordan Daitey as he prepares for the 2022 World Cup.The Qatar Stars league is currently on a break.#3Sports #Qatar2022onMG pic.twitter.com/s2u9fPdPfk— #3Sports (@3SportsGh) November 5, 2022 The Qatari top-flight was stopped in round seven to allow the national team to go into camp for the remaining days before the World Cup begins.The 32-year-old has been training with one of the finest fitness trainers in Ghana, Jordan Amartey popularly known as Jordan Fitness. The training, according to media reports, has been mainly on his speed, stamina as well as his shooting accuracy.If selected for the final 26-man squad by coach Otto Addo, Andre Ayew will become only the third Ghanaian to make three World Cup tournament appearances.Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso and Jonathan Mensah are the only players in Otto Addo’s 55-man provisional squad with more than 50 caps. Andre is the only one with more than 100 caps 😊 pic.twitter.com/sXPnXHs976— Kofi Asiedu 🇬🇭 🇨🇦 (@KofiAsiedu_) November 4, 2022 Ghana will move to camp in Qatar on Thursday, November 10 where they will play their last pre-World Cup build up match against Switzerland, three days before the competition begins.Placed in Group H alongside Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea, the Black Stars will begin their campaign in the Qatar World Cup against Portugal on Thursday, November 24 at 974 Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud, Doha.Four days later on November 28, the West Africans will take on South Korea, before finishing the group outings in a grudge match against Uruguay on December 2.Ghana’s best World Cup showing was during the African edition staged in South Africa in 2010 when they reached the quarterfinals. It was Uruguay, who controversially stopped them on their tracks after Luiz Suarez blocked a goal bound ball with his hand to see the game proceed to penalties, which Ghana lost after skipper Asamoah Gyan skewed his kick
