Sports News of Saturday, 27 August 2016Source: Goal.comSlaven Bilic issues Andre Ayew injury updateAndre AyewWest Ham United coach Slaven Bilic has hinted that Andre Ayew’s injury layoff may not be as long as first feared, fuelling hopes that the Ghana forward may be present for the 2017 Cup of Nations. Dede, the Hammers’ club-record £20.5 million signing, was injured only 35 minutes into his debut against Chelsea in the Londoners’ first Premier League match of the season. The Black Star was helped off the pitch clutching his thigh, with initial forecasts by club officials suggesting that he faced four months on the sidelines. Such an absence would leave him set to return to action towards the end of December, potentially jeopardising his participation in Ghana’s Afcon campaign. "With strikers, we are short now because of injuries but those players will come back - some of them very soon,” Bilic told the media, as rumours of Simone Zaza’s imminent arrival swirl.

Source: GhanaWeb August 26, 2016 23:26 UTC