Avram Grant is the 'dream leader' to handle Black Stars - Okraku

Ghanaian football consultant Kurt Okraku feels Avram Grant is the ‘dream leader’ the Black Stars require to end the country’s search for a continental crown.

Grant, a former Chelsea manager, is the leading contender to replace Kwesi Appiah after impressing during an interview session with the Ghana FA two weeks ago.

The 59-year-old is among three coaches who are being considered for the hot job, and the former Administrative Manager of the Ghana League Clubs Association believes the Israeli is the best fit for the role.

“From the long list of coaches who applied or showed interest in the job, three appeared before the search committee. These three were Avram Grant, Micheal Pont and Juan Ignacio Jimenez, formerly the coach of Rayo Vallecano. Clearly it’s an easy route for one person,” he said

“From the above list of three, one will be surprised if the GFA can look beyond Avram Grant as he clearly stands tall on all fronts. We should be blessed that after all the years, we have finally been able to come close to naming a dream leader for our Black Stars.

“ Why would Ghana look beyond the best amongst the 3 who were interviewed? We are blessed to have him in the final three and for once we will have a leader in our dressing room.”

The co-owner of second-tier side Dreams FC also said the European tactician has the ability to manage the egos of the star-studded Ghanaian players.

“Clearly from the list of three, he is the most experienced, having coached in Israel, in England, in Serbia and in Thailand. Again he is the coach who has won many trophies as the main man. The most recent is the success he chalked in Thailand.

“Avram has coached and managed big name players and also players with big egos. Apart from managing the dressing room of the Israeli national team, Mr. Grant has handled Kevin Prince Boateng before, managed the dreaded Chelsea dressing room which had a lot of big players including but not limited to Didier Drogba, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Petr Cech so why can’t he manage the small dressing room of Ghana?

Clearly he has a lot of experience in this regard and will be a great father figure for Ghana in our dressing room.” he concluded.

The Ghana FA are in the final phase of announcing the new trainer for the Black Stars.