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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONS: Abedi Pele sons Andre and Jordan steady Ghana ship

Ghana's forward Jordan Ayew (L) challenges Democratic Republic of the Congo's midfielder Remi Mulumba during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final football match between DR Congo and Ghana in Oyem on January 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO /

On November 5, 1964, God gave Ghana Abedi Ayew Pele.
And in return, the mercurial former Black Stars striker gave Ghana his adorable sons — Andre and Jordan Ayew.

The Ashanti people of Ghana say; “When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.” And to Andre and Jordan, they are truly walking in the path of their father, Abedi.

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