Ghana FA Confirm Appointments of World Cup Qualifying Coaches

Ghana FA Confirm Appointments of World Cup Qualifying Coaches

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • The Ghana Football Association has confirmed the appointments of Otto Addo, Didi Dramani, George Boateng and Chris Hughton
  • The World Cup qualifying quartet will be in charge of the senior national team till the end of the year
  • The team led by Otto Addo led Ghana to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after beating Nigeria in the play-offs

Otto Addo, Mas Ud Didi Dramani, George Boateng and Chris Hughton have been confirmed as the new technical team of the Black Stars.

The team led by Otto Addo will be in charge of the Black Stars for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers as well as the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

The Ghana Football Association confirmed the appointments of the coaches on their official website on Tuesday night.

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GFA has confirmed appointments of Otto Addo, Didi Dramani, George Boateng and Chris Hughton. Credit: @ghanafaofficial
Source: Twitter
"The Ghana Football Association has appointed Otto Addo, Chris Hughton, George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani as coaches of the senior national team, the Black Stars until the end of December 2022," GFA wrote on their website.
"The quartet who masterminded Ghana’s qualification to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament will stay on to see to Ghana's preparation to the world cup, the 2023 AFCON qualifiers and the world cup itself.
"This follows an exhaustive negotiation and engagement with all relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
"The coaches will soon name their squad for Matchday 1 and 2 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nation Cote D’Ivoire 2023 qualifiers and the four-nation tournament in Japan."

The quartet were in charge of the Black Stars as Ghana edged Nigeria to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Otto Addo will work with Dramani and George Boateng as his immediate assistant while Chris Hughton works as a technical advisor.

Otto Addo set to sign new Black Stars contract

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Former Black Stars midfielder Otto Addo has reached an agreement with the Ghana Football Association to lead the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Addo was initially appointed as head coach of the Black Stars on an interim basis following the sack of Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac.

He was appointed as the head of a four-man technical team that comprised of Aston Villa U23 coach George Boateng, ex-Asante Kotoko coach Mas-ud Didi Dramani and Chris Hughton, formerly of Newcastle United.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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