{"id":745226,"date":"2019-11-15T12:53:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/15\/kwesi-appiah-hails-assistant-c-k-akonnor-after-sa-win\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T12:53:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:53:07","slug":"kwesi-appiah-hails-assistant-c-k-akonnor-after-sa-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/15\/kwesi-appiah-hails-assistant-c-k-akonnor-after-sa-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwesi Appiah hails assistant C.K Akonnor after SA win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 15 November 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-11-15<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1573211366_546_53734989.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars head coach\" title=\"Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars head coach\" width=\"295\" height=\"238\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars head coach<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Head coach of the Black Stars Kwesi Appiah has hailed the influence of his deputy CK Akonnor in team&#8217;s win over South Africa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor, 45, replaced Ibrahim Tanko as deputy trainer late last month for the four-time Africa champions ahead of the two qualifying matches.<\/p>\n<p>The former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko gaffer was on the bench when the Black Stars brought smiles to the faces of Ghanaians following their 2-0 win over South Africa in the first match of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Goals from either half by Thomas Partey and substitute Kudus Mohammed were enough for the four-time Africa champions to see off the Bafana Bafana.<\/p>\n<p>Watch video below <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Kwasi Appiah on his new assistant coach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akonnor_ck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@akonnor_ck<\/a> ????. And that&#8217;s a good compliment from a head coach<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2021Q?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFCON2021Q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GHARSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GHARSA<\/a> 2-0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NBMQpyKtYq\">pic.twitter.com\/NBMQpyKtYq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheikh Tophic Sienu (@DeSheikh1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSheikh1\/status\/1195139477594873856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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