Afcon and U-20 World Cup very different, says Emmanuel Agyemang-BaduThe Udinese midfielder speaks on the appointment of the Fenerbahce attacker as new skipper of the West Africans ahead of the continental showpieceinternational and 2009 Fifa U-20 World Cup winner Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has backed new Black Stars captain Andre Ayew to lead the team to glory at the upcoming in . Ten years after captaining the U-20s to World Cup success in , Ayew is set to lead another batch of players, this time around the senior team, to the North African nation. midfielder Badu, who played at the 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017 Afcons, is widely remembered for converting the winning penalty as Ghana beat in a shootout to clinch the U-20 World Cup. “We [U-20 team] played against European and South Americans but this time around you have the Sadio Mane’s, Mohammed Salah and co. so it’s a very different thing at that level. Ayew was named new captain of the Black Stars last month, replacing veteran striker Asamoah Gyan.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2019 15:33 UTC