{"id":1199688,"date":"2022-09-06T17:49:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/06\/medeama-sc-appoint-david-duncan-as-new-head-coach\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T17:49:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:49:42","slug":"medeama-sc-appoint-david-duncan-as-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/06\/medeama-sc-appoint-david-duncan-as-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Medeama SC appoint David Duncan as new head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"492\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DavidDuncannew-696x492.jpg\"   alt=\"Black Stars deputy coach, David Duncan\" title=\"Black Stars deputy coach, David Duncan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars deputy coach, David Duncan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Black Stars assistant coach, David Duncan, is set to be named as the new head coach of Medeama SC.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to sign a two-year deal with the Tarkwa-based side.<\/p>\n<p>The former Hearts of Oak head trainer has not coached in the local topflight since he was sacked by Asante Kotoko in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, ahead of the 2022\/23 betPawa Ghana Premier League, Duncan is set to take over the club as the new gaffer.<\/p>\n<p>Medeama SC began last season with Ignatius Osei-Fosu who replaced Yaw Preko\u00a0but was sacked after five games with the assistant coach taking over.<\/p>\n<p>Having finished 2nd with 56 points last season, the Yellow and Mauve side will be hoping to improve their performance and challenge for the Premier League title under David Duncan.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan remains one of the brilliant and experienced coaches in the local scene, having coached AshantiGold SC, Great Olympics, and\u00a0 Sekondi Hasaacas as well.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old trainer has also coached South African giants,\u00a0Free State Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan was appointed the Coach of the\u00a0Ghana U-17\u00a0in 2004 and led the side to win\u00a0silver at the\u00a02005 African Under-17 Championship\u00a0in the Gambia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duncan, however, returned to national team duties where he\u00a0took the\u00a0Ghana U-23, The Black Meteors, coaching duties in 2011. He was tasked to qualify the team for the London Olympics but they were knocked out by Sudan 2\u20131 on aggregate in the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2020, Duncan was appointed as the assistant coach of the\u00a0Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, deputizing the previous assistant coach\u00a0Charles K. Akonnor\u00a0who had replaced\u00a0James Kwesi Appiah.<\/p>\n<p>However, Duncan and his boss, Akonnor were sacked by the Ghana Football Association after the country\u2019s shaky start to the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>With the Ghana Premier League set to kick off this weekend, Duncan is expected to be in the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Medeama SC will open their betPawa Premier League campaign with an away match against Legon Cities at the El-Wak Stadium on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"3shXlQxnLbA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3shXlQxnLbA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars deputy coach, David Duncan Former Black Stars assistant coach, David Duncan, is set to be named as the new head coach of Medeama SC. 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