{"id":70696,"date":"2023-05-25T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T16:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/25\/black-stars-coach-chris-hughton-backed-by-gfa-chief-to-deliver\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T16:20:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T16:20:19","slug":"black-stars-coach-chris-hughton-backed-by-gfa-chief-to-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/25\/black-stars-coach-chris-hughton-backed-by-gfa-chief-to-deliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars coach Chris Hughton backed by GFA chief to deliver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"536\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1680000808_609_Screenshot-2023-03-24-105327-696x536.png\"   alt=\"Chris Hughton\" title=\"Chris Hughton\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Hughton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, has backed the new Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton to deliver.<\/p>\n<p>Following Otto Addo\u2019s resignation, the country\u2019s football governing body settled on the former Premier League manager as the head coach for the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p>Having worked as a technical advisor for the team, Hughton signed a 21-month deal following his unveiling in Kumasi on March 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>And according to Harrison Addo, the former Brighton and Newcastle United boss is the right man for the job having been part of the past technical team.<\/p>\n<p>He called on Ghanaians to offer their support to Hughton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris Hughton was part of the technical team that qualified Ghana for the World Cup so there was no need to bring in another person apart from him,\u201d he told <strong>Asempa FM <\/strong>on the <strong>Ultimate Sports Show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have all seen how he has started as Black Stars coach so let us all support and he will deliver,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old has recorded a win and a draw in his first two games played against Angola in back-to-back games in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will regroup next month for the matchday five game against Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton will hope to lead the Black Stars to end the country\u2019s 41 yeas AFCON trophy drought 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<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2Jw4ixb0LLw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (25-05-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Jw4ixb0LLw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Hughton General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, has backed the new Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton to deliver. 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