The Magpies former boss’ dream of leading the country of his descendants could not materialised as he has rather been offered an advisory role ahead of the cliffhanger World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria
Former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur boss Chris Hughton has been named as the new technical advisor of Ghana.
Hughton has been in Africa for almost two weeks and even met the Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo to discuss the opportunity of becoming the head coach of the Black Stars.
However, he has missed out on the opportunity and will rather work closely with Borussia Dortmund assistant coach Otto Addo who has been named as the new head coach of Ghana by the Football Association on Wednesday.
Hughton will work with former Middlesbrough captain George Boateng and Didi Dramani, who is currently working with WAFA Academy as their director of football.
“Former Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as Technical Advisor to the newly constituted Black Stars Technical team led by Otto Addo,” a Ghana FA statement read.
“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. Otto Addo, a former Ghana player is currently the Assistant Coach of German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund – he boasts of 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 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 four man team has been put together to take charge of the two matches against rivals Nigeria. 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,” the statement added.