As Elisha Owusu cements his influence in French football, he admits he draws constant inspiration from Ghana captain Andre Ayew, whose Ligue 1 journey recently came to a close.
“Ayew is like my big brother,” Owusu said. “He’s a top guy since and we’ve played in the national team. He always talks to me. In Ligue 1, he has a crazy legacy.”
Ayew, who made more than 200 appearances for Marseille, scoring 60 goals, remains one of Ghana’s greatest exports to French football. His spells with Lorient and Le Havre further cemented that legacy.
Owusu insists his impact will live long after his exit. “Everywhere you are in France, you see Ghanaians referring to him or his father, Abedi Pele. He is a big man who is leaving Ligue 1, but with what he did and showed, people will keep speaking about it. People will keep his name high because he’s a top player.”
Owusu, now a leader at Auxerre, hopes to carry forward that tradition of Ghanaian excellence in France. He underlines the importance of humility and persistence, the very qualities Ayew embodied. “First of all be humble and not think that now we have arrived. We need to keep the same hunger and willingness to fight,” Owusu said.
As he prepares for another Ligue 1 campaign, Owusu knows he has both a role model and a responsibility: to keep Ghana’s name strong in French football.
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