Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton
Ghana's senior national team head coach, Chris Hughton, has spoken about his immediate target as the head of the Black Stars technical bench.
According to the former Newcastle United coach, who was officially unveiled as the Black Stars coach on March 20, his immediate target is to qualify the team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be played in January 2024 in Ivory Coast.
Chris Hughton, who picked four points out of six against Angola in his first two assignments as Ghana's coach, told Supersports in an interview that his focus is to qualify for the tournament.
"This has to be the priority to get results in these games because ultimately it is about making sure we are in Afcon in January...qualify for Afcon in January.
"This is the immediate after that it is building something. What we have is good young players coming through, and this will also give me the opportunity to look at more of the local players over a period of time," Hughton told Supersport.
The Black Stars are now on top of Group E with 8 points in the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
JE/OGB
- Thomas Partey, Baba Rahman named in reported Black Stars squad for Mali, CAR games
- Five influential Black Stars players likely to suffer from Otto Addo’s new strategy
- Inaki Williams injury doubt for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Mali, CAR
- Dortmund bids farewell to Otto Addo as he begins second stint as Ghana coach
- Abedi, Abdul Razak and Polo: George Alhassan names his top three Ghanaian players of all-time
- Read all related articles
