Crystal Palace handed a massive boost as CAF agree to prolong Jordan Ayew’s stay ahead of AFCON 2021

English Premier League side, Crystal Palace have been handed Jordan Ayew boost as Ghana prolong his stay ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been ordered by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to extend the arrival time of the England-based players with Ayew no exception for the Pre-AFCON camping in Qatar.

Ayew, who has been instrumental for Palace this campaign despite his low goal rate made Milovan Rajevac’s provisional 30-man squad released last week.

The Serbian trainer is expected to prune the squad to 28 before the commencement of the continental showpiece which kick-start January 9, 2022 in Cameroon.

Due to matches to be played during the festive season, clubs in the English leagues that will be losing players have been engaging CAF to try and have the reporting time of the players in question pushed forward.

After succeeding, CAF has directed the GFA to allow all six-England-based players of the Black Stars to report later than scheduled.

Black Stars have already started camping for the 2021 AFCON in Doha, Qatar.

They will play two games to give coach Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad.

Ghana have been paired with Morocco, Gabon and Comoros at the 33rd AFCON tournament.

Black Stars playing their first match on January 10 against Morocco.