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Ayew in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Andr\u00e9 Morgan Rami Ayew<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Seclin, France<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: 17 December, 1989<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*75% Ghanaian
\n*25% Lebanese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Ayew, also known as Dede Ayew, is a French-born Ghanaian professional footballer. A winger and forward, he plays for NAC Breda, and the Ghana national team. He was previously with Marseille, Lorient, Arles-Avignon, Swansea City, West Ham United, Fenerbah\u00e7e, Al Sadd, Nottingham Forest, and Le Havre. In 2011, he was named the BBC African Footballer of the Year, and Ghanaian Footballer of the Year.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 is the son of Maha and professional footballer Abedi “Pele” Ayew. His father was three-time African Footballer of the Year. His half-brother, Ibrahim Ayew, and brother, Jordan Ayew, also are professional footballers, as are his uncles Kwame Ayew and Sola Ayew. Andr\u00e9 is married to Yvonne, with whom he has a son.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 is a practising Muslim.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9’s maternal grandfather was named Alhaji Abdul Aziz Khaldi. Alhaji was a Lebanese Muslim.<\/p>\n

A picture of Andr\u00e9’s parents and maternal grandfather can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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