Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew tells Sky Sports about growing up in Accra and being part of a family steeped in rich football history; watch Crystal Palace vs Arsenal on Monday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League from 6.30pm; kick-off 8pm
Ghana was celebrating its 50th anniversary as the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence from its colonial masters, schoolchildren would weave in between tuk-tuks on bicycles wearing Michael Essien and Stephen Appiah shirts.
The sound of the car horns and the scene of sweat and toil is a familiar one for Ayew, whose unremarkable origins despite his father's fame have carried him via 240 Premier League appearances to two World Cup finals with the Black Stars. "It's helped shaped who I am today. These are the people who started with me from the bottom, my real friends, and I always love going back to see them."
His interest beyond the sport extends only as far as Formula One, and there was very little career alternative before his target was set as a 14-year-old following a transformative family holiday trip to Marseille.
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