Ghana captain, Andre Ayew made a scoring return to action as his 83rd-minute strike was enough as Swansea City secured a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Reading in the English Skybet Championship on Sunday.
The all-important draw secures qualification for the promotion play-offs for Swansea City.
Ayew was introduced on the 64th-minute as a substitute, after sitting out Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers, having picked up an injury in a 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers two matchdays earlier.
Yakou Meite opened the scoring for Reading but Jamal Lowe leveled for the Swans in the 67th minute, before Ayew gave them the lead in the 87th minute, however, they could not hold on to that lead as Tomas Esteves ensured the sharing of the spoils at Madejski Stadium.
Ayew’s national team colleague Andy Yaidom saw 81 minutes of action for Reading.
The attacker’s injury return is good news for Ghana as head coach CK Akonnor is expected to name his squad for a 2022 World Cup qualifying double-header against Ethiopia and South Africa in June.
This is the 31-year-old’s 16th strike of the regular season, a goal higher than he reached last term.
Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
Sports Journalist
