Black Stars Goalkeeper's Trainer Monitoring 15 Shot Stoppers Ahead of Nigeria Clash

• Richard Kingston has revealed he is watching 15 goalkeepers ahead of Ghana's crucial World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria
• The former Ghana goalkeeper is beefing up the goalkeeping department of the Black Stars for the games in March
• Ghana will host Nigeria in Cape Coast for the first leg of the qualifiers before travelling to Abuja for the second leg

Richard Kingston, the goalkeeper's trainer of the senior national team has disclosed that he is monitoring 15 Ghanaian goalkeepers before March's World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria.

The former Black Stars goalkeeper has come under intense pressure after Ghana's poor showing at the Nations Cup in Cameroon, where a lot of blame was laid at the Jojo Wollacot.

In an interview with Hot FM, the 43-year-old said he has been scouting a lot of goalkeepers on the continent, including West Ham prodigy Joseph Annan.

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“I have about 15 goalkeepers that I am monitoring for Ghana. Some are in Africa especially Mutawakilu Seidu, Annan of West Ham and a host of others,” he told Hot FM in Accra.

The Black Stars trainer currently works with Jojo Wollacot, Richard Attah of Hearts of Oak, and St Gallen's Richard Ati Zigi. The team also had Manaf Nurudeen of KAS Eupen at the Nations Cup.

Before the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, first-choice Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori had to be dropped due to injury.

Wollacot, who had replaced him, had a decent World Cup qualifiers but struggled at the Nations Cup, conceding five goals as Ghana exited at the group stage.

Ex-Ghana midfielder Charles Taylor blasts Ghana's goalkeeper trainer

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Charles Asampong Taylor has blamed Ghana's goalkeeper's trainer, Richard Kingston, for the Black Stars' poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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According to the former Hearts and Kotoko player, Jojo Wollacot as Black Stars number one goalkeeper was a wrong choice, and Kingston needs to take responsibility for the Swindon shot-stopper's poor display.

Charles Taylor, who works as a pundit on Angel TV, was very critical of the goalkeeping department of the Black Stars.