{"id":56830,"date":"2023-04-11T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/11\/under-chris-hughton-black-stars-have-improved-karim-zito\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:14:17","slug":"under-chris-hughton-black-stars-have-improved-karim-zito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/11\/under-chris-hughton-black-stars-have-improved-karim-zito\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Chris Hughton, Black Stars have improved- Karim Zito \u00bb \u2122-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>According to Dreams FC strategist Karim Zito, under new head coach Chris Hughton, the senior national team has improved. <\/p>\n<p>The Irish have presided over two games thus far, including two AFCON 23 qualification games against Angola in March. <\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars defeated the Palancras Negras 1-0 in Kumasi and held them to a 1-1 tie in Luanda. 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