German trainer Bernhard Lippert to be named Ghana Football Association Technical Director

The Ghana Football Association is set to appoint German trainenr, Bernhard Lippert, as its Technical Director.

Lippert will be a replacement for Francis Oti Akenteng whose mandate was cut after his contract expired at the end of March 2020.

The Ghana Football Association opened application for the Technical Director role and over 100 coaches applied.

Six candidates were shortlisted for interview for the vacant Technical Director position.

The six candidates, made up of three Ghanaians and three expatriates underwent interviews, through videoconferencing with a select committee of the GFA.

According to Kumasi based Nhyira FM, Lippert has emerged as the favourite to land the Technical Director job and is expected to be announced soon by the GFA once personal terms are agreed.

Negotiations between the GFA and the 58-year-old tactician are far advanced.

Lippert worked between 1994 and 1997 as manager of the Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team, Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure.

In 1997, he became the assistant manager of the first squad where he worked there until 2000.

Between December 9 and December 19, 1998 he was caretaker of the SGE.

Between 2000 and November 2005 he managed the Amateure again.

His last coaching job was with the U-19 and U-21 sides of Azerbaijan between 2008-2012.