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Andre Ayew reveals why he stayed at Swansea City after speaking to Coach Kwesi Appiah

Andre Ayew has disclosed that he spoke to Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, before deciding to stay at Swansea City.

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He explained that Kwesi Appiah told him the English Championship is a good league and that was what influenced his decision not to leave.

Swansea City suffered relegation and Andre Aye despite receiving several offers from other club decided to remain in the club.

"He said: 'It's a very good league and if that's your decision I am okay as long as you are fit and you do what you have always done with the national team'," Ayew explains in an interview with BBC.

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"That was important because the national team is very, very important for me.

"I have always represented my country with a lot of honour and a lot of pride. I am very proud of where I am from and of what any Ghanaian is doing. We have always tried to raise the flag really high."

Ayew returned to Swansea for a third spell after a season-long loan move to Turkish club Fenerbahce.

He first joined Swansea when his Marseille contract expired in 2015.

His signing looked a coup for the then Premier League club, and a return of 12 goals in Ayew's maiden campaign led to a £20.5m move to West Ham the following summer.

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Ayew rejoined Swansea for a club-record £18m fee in January 2018 but could not save Carlos Carvalhal's team from Premier League relegation come spring.

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