Pressure Mounts on GFA as Over 1000 Coaches Apply for Black Stars Job

• The Ghana Football Association is currently on the hunt for a new coach
• The Black Stars have been without a manager since the 2022 World Cup
• The GFA will announce a new national manager at the end of the month

The Ghana Football Association has revealed that there is a hot rush for the vacant Black Stars coaching job.

The national team role became vacant after Otto Addo stepped down, following Ghana's early World Cup exit in Qatar.

Since opening up for applications a month ago, the FA said it has received many applications and will be shortlisting the best candidates before January ends.

According to the spokesperson of the federation, Henry Asante Twum, a large number of applications had been received so far.

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"We haven’t made any shortlist and at the right time, we will," he said on GH One TV as quoted by footballghana.com. "The job is opened for all, once you are a competent coach."

Twum admitted there was pressure on the country's FA to appoint a coach right for the job.

"We are not looking at race or colour, but just a competent coach. Over 1000 coaches have applied for the job. We keep getting applications each and every day."

The Black Stars are expected to have a new coach by the end of the month, as preparations begin ahead of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers in March.

Appiah applies for Ghana job

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Kwesi Appiah confirming he applied for the vacant job as the senior coach of Ghana's national team.

The former Black Stars player will be making a third attempt if he is handed the role, having coached the team twice in the past.

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He joins over 60 coaches to have applied for the role so far, as the Ghana Football Association continue their hunt for a new manager.

Hughton applies for Ghana job

Former manager of Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United, Chris Hughton has reportedly applied for the vacant Black Stars job.

The Irishman, who was part of Ghana's technical team for the World Cup in Qatar, has showed interest in the national head position.

According to reports in the country, the experienced manager dropped his application this week. The Black Stars have been without a coach since Addo stepped down after the 2022 World Cup.