Ghana FA to settle on new Black Stars coach next week – Reports

The Ghana Football Association [GFA] will appoint a new Black Stars coach next week Friday according to reports in the media.

The Black Stars’ coaching role became vacant following the resignation of coach Otto Addo.

The 47-year-old trainer left his position after Ghana’s group-stage elimination from the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

With the Black Stars set to be assembled for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers against Angola, the country’s football governing body is set to name a new trainer for the national team.

According to a report by Accra-based Angel FM, a new trainer is set to be named next week.

The report said that GFA is now considering its options but will most likely choose between George Boateng and former Brighton and Hove Albion coach, Chris Hughton.

Meanwhile, former Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, Serbian manager, Dragan Stojković, among other coaches have held talks with the Ghana FA over the job.

Otto Addo supervised 12 games as the head coach of the Black Stars since he was appointed as the interim manager to lead the team for the FIFA World Cup playoffs against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in March 2022.

He won three out of the 12 games, lost five, and drew the remaining four matches, which include the doubleheader against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Despite leading the Black Stars for less than a year, Otto Addo will also go down in history as the first Ghanaian to have featured in the FIFA World Cup as a coach and a player.