West Ham United's Andre Ayew and his brother Jordan have been sensationally dropped from Ghana's squad to face Uganda in a crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier next month, it has been confirmed.
The two players have been left out of the 26-man squad announced by coach Kwesi Appiah on Tuesday.
GHANAsoccernet.com reported that the two brothers have been axed from the squad earlier on Tuesday.
The two players were both absent as Ghana thumped Congo 5-1 in Brazzaville last month.
Swansea striker Jordan missed the match after complaining he had a stomach bug but recovered later to feature against Newcastle United.
West Ham United star Andre withdrew from the squad after claiming he had suffered suffered injury.
But theories also exist surrounding a family dispute between the players' father, Abedi Pele, and coach Appiah, which is thought to stretch back to 1992.
The pair played together in the early 90s but fell out in spectacular fashion over the captaincy of their country.
Pele was controversially handed the armband before the African Nations Cup in Senegal 1992. The Ghana FA stripped Appiah of the team’s captaincy with the excuse that Abedi could communicate well in both French and English .
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