The Irish-born of Ghanaian descent has landed a top role at the senior national team of Ghana for next month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria.
The Ghana Football Association has reached an agreement after Wednesday’s meeting to appoint Chris Hughton as the technical advisor of the Black Stars, according a report filed by Saddick Adams.
The 63-year-old tactician for the past weeks has been strongly linked to the vacant job following the sacking of Milovan Rajevac last month.
However, the executive council of the Ghana Football Association decided to name Broussia Dortmund’s Otto Addo as a stop-gap coach for the two-legged fixture to be played in March.
The senior national team of Ghana has been without a head coach since last month after Serbian gaffer Milovan Rajevac was sacked by the Ghana Football Association after recording the country’s worst-ever Africa Cup of Nations.
The Black Stars failed to record a win in Group which comprised of Morocco, Gabon and debutants Comoros at the just ended 2021 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Cameroon.
Soccanews.com understands that the former Newcastle United tactician will be named as the new boss of the four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions after the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria next month.
Hughton is of Ghanaian heritage through his father who lived most of his live in London after marrying an Irish last while working as a postman.
