The younger brother of the illustrious Abedi Ayew Pele, Kwame Ayew, has spoken candidly about entering the ministry of God after giving up football.
The 49-year-old had a dignified career that lasted more than 15 years and 25 appearances for Ghana.
He played for teams in Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and France, such as Boavista, Sporting CP, and Metz.
With more than 300 club appearances under his belt, Ayew retired in 2007 and immediately began preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Kwadwo Asamoah ➡️ Kwame Ayew ➡️ Prince Tagoe = ⚽️
What a move, what a goal 🇬🇭pic.twitter.com/vFbkX0Bdgj
— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) June 11, 2022
The former Ghanaian international claimed in a documentary about his faith that he used to play football but has since given up the game in favor of winning people to Christ.
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“I played football as a soccer player but now I strike for Jesus Christ. I was born in absolute poverty and it was difficult for my mom and dad to make ends meet,” Kwame Ayew said, as quoted by Ghanaweb.
“Daily life was a struggle. My vision was to become a medical doctor but two men walked to where I live with a proposal. They’ve seen me play with my school and they were gonna give me 10,000 cedis. At that time I had never even handled 100cedis so 10,000 sounded very enticing. So I agreed to do it.
“People started hearing of me all over Africa partly because of my elder brother, Abedi Ayew Pele. He had already made it so people wanted to see if I was as good as him so all the attention was on me.”
Sam Arday really paid his dues. As did players like Sammy Kuffuor and Kwame Ayew who were regulars in that side. https://t.co/czLCA0U4Ol
— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) August 7, 2019
He added: “I wasn’t born to play football, I was born for football to help me to a certain level. Football has put me on a stage that attracts people like a magnet to hear the word of God which is life.
“My faith in Christ affected me as a footballer. One other way it affected me was to look at people. This led me to adopt six children. I live with four in this house and there are so many people I help.”
Ayew was a member of the Ghana team that won bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics and scored nine goals for the Black Stars.
