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Ex-Ghana striker Tony Yeboah reacts to Jordan Ayew comparison after Premier League feat

Former Leeds United forward Anthony Yeboah has highlighted the uniqueness of his status as Ghana's joint-record top scorer in the English Premier League.

Comparisons between the now 53-year-old and compatriot Jordan Ayew have emerged after the latter netted a match-winner for Crystal Palace in a clash with Watford on Saturday to go level on goals with the former.

While both men have 24 goals to their names, Yeboah achieved the feat in only 47 matches. Ayew, on the other hand, made his 128th appearance in Saturday's 1-0 triumph.

“If you compare my games to Jordan's, it tells you I had fewer games.