Scorer, opponent and yet the Vélodrome has not forgotten André Ayew. On his goal and at the moment of his exit, the Le Havre player was cheered by an entire stadium. An inevitably moving moment for this child of the club.
Scorer for the team opposite and yet acclaimed, this is the fate to which the experienced Le Havre player André Ayew was entitled. Back on the pitch at the Vélodrome for the first time in ten years, the Ghanaian scored an anecdotal goal in the 85th minute during the slap received by the HAC at OM (5-1), at the end of the 16th day of Ligue 1.
Trained in Marseille like his father Abedi Pelé, the Le Havre player logically refused to celebrate his goal, almost apologizing for having scored against his favorite club. The public did not hold it against him and chose to cheer him by chanting his name. When he left the field a few minutes later, he even received a standing ovation from the entire stadium.
“People know what OM means to me, to my family, for everything it has given us. The club opened the doors to us, from dad to Jordan… it was very special”confided André Ayew on DAZN after the match. As a reminder, in 2015, the player left the Marseille city to join Swansea in England. “Ten years since I last pushed back this lawn. Today I was very moved, very happy to come back to this stadium. The match makes things more complicated. But I can't say anything else: I was very happy, very moved to find the supporters and everything that surrounds this club. “A lot of emotion. I want to thank all the people of Marseille for this evening, it touched me, from the bottom of my heart. This club has given me a lot, it shows that I was able to leave my mark here. Especially after the padre and everything he did, it wasn't easy to make his name. Everything I gave… it showed me today that the fans saw it and they give me all this love. It’s my club, it’s always been my dream club.”
