Ghana have named former Norwich manager Chris Hughton as technical advisor to new interim Black Stars manager Otto Addo in preparation for their clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
The nation look to move on from their disappointing Africa Cup of Nations showing where they failed to progress beyond the group stages.
Following the Black Stars’ poor AFCON campaign, Milovan Rajevac was sacked from his position as head coach to leave the role vacant.
The Ghana FA have now appointed Addo, Hughton and other technical ad-hoc staff which include Aston Villa U23 boss George Boateng and former Nordsjaelland youth coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.
Subsequently, the Ghana Football Association released a statement on Wednesday stating Addo and Hughton have been paired to lead the Black Stars for their 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off against Nigeria in March.
“Former Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as Technical Advisor to the newly constituted Black Stars technical team led by Otto Addo,” the Ghana Football Association has announced on their official website.
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“Other members of the new technical team include George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani. The 63-year-old will provide technical advice to the three-man team for next month’s Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match against Nigeria.
“The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association took the decision at a meeting held in Accra on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The four-man team has been put together to take charge of the two matches against rivals Nigeria.”
Ghana will play hosts to the Super Eagles on March 24 before travelling for the return leg in Abuja three days later.
The Black Stars will be hoping to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar having missed out on qualification for the 2018 edition.
“Otto Addo, a former Ghana player is currently the Assistant Coach of German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund – he boasts about 13 years of Coaching experience that dates back to 2009 when he first took up the job of an assistant coach at Hamburger SV,” the GFA statement also stated.
“The 46-year-old previously worked as a scout for the Black Stars in 2013 prior to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
“The Black Stars will take on the Super Eagles at the Cape Coast stadium on March 24 before travelling to Nigeria for the 2nd leg at the Abuja Sports stadium on Sunday, March 27, 2022.”
Both countries have been making adjustments to their technical staff ahead of the fixture with the Nigeria Football Federation also appointing Emmanuel Amuneke to serve as an assistant to Augustine Eguavoen.
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