Ghana have confirmed the appointment of Chris Hughton as Head Coach of Black Stars to replace Otto Addo.The 47-year-old German-born Addo stepped down as the coach of Ghana’s Black Stars in December last year after Ghana failed to make it to the knockout round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.🚨 Chris Hughton takes charge of the Black Stars 🇬🇭📰: https://t.co/1UOf8aQAq9 @ghanafaofficial pic.twitter.com/IRFAaNW0jL— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) February 12, 2023 A confirmation by the Ghana Football Association stated that the appointment of Hughton was in line with their vision to build a strong squad, and with the former EPL coach having been part of the initial plans as the technical advisor for the past 12 months.”The Ghana Football Association has the pleasure to appoint Chris Hughton as Head Coach of the Black Stars following extensive deliberations between the two parties. The appointment is in line with the vision of the GFA to continue with the project of building a formidable squad that started with Otto Addo in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament. Mr. Hughton has been the Technical Advisor of the Black Stars for the past twelve months,” part of the statement read.##NAJAVA_MECA_7014101##Hughton will be assisted by George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani who have been maintained, making a team of three that were all in the technical team in Qatar.Addo was appointed as one of Ghana’s two deputies for the then-coach Milovan Rajevac.Ghana’s coach steps down after World Cup exitHe became the interim coach of Ghana in March this year and guided them to the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals after drawing 1–1 against Nigeria.Addo was the first Ghanaian manager to win a match at the World Cup with Ghana.
