{"id":112960,"date":"2023-10-21T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/21\/black-stars-is-safe-with-chris-hughton\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T15:19:15","slug":"black-stars-is-safe-with-chris-hughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/21\/black-stars-is-safe-with-chris-hughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars is safe with Chris Hughton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1652-635x424-1.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1652-635x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA &#8211; OCTOBER 14: Head coach Chris Hughton of Ghana stands and looks on during the second half of their match against M?xico at Bank of America Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Chelsea defender, Ryan Bertrand, has backed Ghana coach, Chris Hughton, insisting the former Premier League manager is the best man for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton, 64, was confirmed as the new manager for the Black Stars earlier in March this year after Otto Addo resigned from his role.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish-born gaffer signed a 21-month deal. After an unbeaten start, Hughton suffered back-to-back defeats in the October international friendly games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ghana recorded a 2-0 defeat against Mexico before a staggering 4-0 defeat against the USA.<\/p>\n<p>The defeats have led several football fans to call for the exit of Hughton\u00a0ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bertrand, who is a 2012 Champions League winner\u00a0has asked Ghanaians not to panic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think first of all football, international or domestic tournament football, anything can happen. So there\u2019s some stage [when] you are not in the best form and end up doing well. Sometimes you can be in great form and end up underachieving,\u201d he told 3Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the last two tests in the USA and Mexico were good because they\u2019re different, you know, different styles of football and different opposition. So I think they\u2019re in great hands with Chris Hughton. I\u2019m pretty sure by the time the tournament comes, they\u2019ll be ready,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hughton will hope to return to winning ways when they come up against Madagascar and Comoros in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November before the AFCON in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IH8jrayWHbE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IH8jrayWHbE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA &#8211; OCTOBER 14: Head coach Chris Hughton of Ghana stands and looks on during the second half of their match against M?xico at Bank of America Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images) Former Chelsea defender, Ryan Bertrand, has backed Ghana coach, Chris Hughton, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Black Stars is safe with Chris Hughton - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/21\/black-stars-is-safe-with-chris-hughton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Black Stars is safe with Chris Hughton - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA &#8211; OCTOBER 14: Head coach Chris Hughton of Ghana stands and looks on during the second half of their match against M?xico at Bank of America Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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