Ayew angrily shook his head as he came off the pitch in Lilongwe and then refused to shake hands with his playing mates after he was substituted in Ghana's 1-0 win over Malawi in the final 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. He demanded to know from the technical team why he was substituted when he was not tired. Not stopping there, he also uttered unpleasant words to express displeasure with his substitution on the bench.

Speaking on the issue, President of the Ghana FA, Kwesi Nyantakyi told Accra-based Happy FM."We met and have decided to give him one week to apologize so we are waiting for that and if he fails to do so, then we will take the necessary actions"