Chris Hughton appointed Black Stars coach
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Chris Hughton as the new head coach of the Black Stars.
The FA confirmed the experienced coach as the successor to interim coach, Otto Addo, whose short-term contract expired in December after leading Ghana to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
A GFA statement on Sunday said the decision to settle for the 64-year-old Irish-Ghanaian tactician follows the conclusion of extensive deliberations between the two parties, and also falls in line with the FA’s vision to build a formidable national team with almost the same technical handlers who guided the Black Stars to the World Cup in Qatar.
The FA also confirmed George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani as assistant coaches, maintaining the roles they held since March alongside Hughton who was the Technical Advisor to the team.
However, details of Hughton’s contract were not disclosed.
His engagement was, probably, the worst-held secret as the former Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and Brightton and Hove Albion coach was a leading candidate for the job before the FA settled on Otto Addo following the dismissal of Serbian Milovan Rajevac after Ghana’s abysmal performance at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun last year.
Source: Graphic Online
