{"id":77523,"date":"2023-06-20T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/20\/black-stars-afcon-winner-asserts-superiority-of-local-coaches-over-chris-hughton\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:44:18","slug":"black-stars-afcon-winner-asserts-superiority-of-local-coaches-over-chris-hughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/20\/black-stars-afcon-winner-asserts-superiority-of-local-coaches-over-chris-hughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars AFCON winner asserts superiority of local coaches over Chris Hughton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1687272258_537_Chris-Hughton-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Chris Hughton\" title=\"Chris Hughton\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Hughton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana football legend, Mohammed Polo has taken a swipe at\u00a0 Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, criticizing his tactical prowess.<\/p>\n<p>His comment comes following Ghana\u2019s goalless game against Madagascar in the matchday five games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Polo beleives that Hughton should\u00a0be relieved of his position, suggesting that there are local league coaches who could perform better.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He argued that Hughton should be replaced with a coach who possesses a better understanding of excellent football and can bring out the best in the players.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the local league in Ghana boasts coaches who play quality football and are far superior to Hughton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the local league, we have better coaches who play quality football and are far superior to Chris,\u201d Polo stated in an interview with Rainbow Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe observed the level of excellence they brought to their games. We witnessed the calibre of players they developed and employed in their games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese coaches are unquestionably superior to the current coach of the Black Stars. This coach did not produce quality players or football. We must fire him and replace him with a better coach who understands excellent football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Black Stars who still sit top of Group E with 9 points will wrap up their qualifiers with a home game against the Central African Republic (CAR) in September later this 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=\"BGaPs8YEaos\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Mpensenpensemu on Adom TV (20-06-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BGaPs8YEaos?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 Ghana football legend, Mohammed Polo has taken a swipe at\u00a0 Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, criticizing his tactical prowess. 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