The Phobians former chief believes the two coaches appointed to take up the assistant roles at the Black Stars on short term could become permanent
Former chief executive officer of Hearts of Oak Neil Armstrong Mortagbe says he is hoping Ghana Football Association will work around the clock to make the appointment of the two part-time assistant coaches for the Black Stars permanent in future.
Following the return of Milovan Rajevac as Ghana coach, Legon Cities coach Maxwell Konadu and Borrusia Dortmund assistant coach Otto Addo were announced as his assistants. Interestingly, the duo will not be handling the position on a permanent base but combine it with their roles at club.
And Armstrong believes that shouldn’t be the case since it may affect the progress of the Black Stars who are hoping to qualify to play in 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
“I was a bit surprised that we were taking coaches on a part-time basis,” Armstrong told GL Radio online.
“This would be a question of how much time do they spend on the other job. How much time will they be expected to stay on the Ghana job, I mean the Black Stars job?
“We have a team that is called from time to time to come and play. How many games do we play in a full year when football is active and not active.
“How much time commitment do we need from them for the work that they will do for Black Stars. The two part-time coaches have top good quality, like Maxwell as a coach and also as a former player same as Otoo Addo.
“I’m sure that the entities with whom who they are currently working with would have been consulted about their availability to the job of the national team and then with due considerations that may have been formed the decision of the FA to appoint these two coaches as a part-time coach.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if in the few months we will hear that they are going off the job they are currently doing and getting to full time focused on the job of the national team because as much as possible we need a main focus to be able to qualify to the World Cup and do well at the African Cup and win the trophy,” he added
Ghana, who are second with three points in Group C, will host Zimbabwe in the World Cup qualifiers on October 5 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium before they travel to Harare for the reverse fixture four days later.