{"id":85726,"date":"2023-07-21T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/21\/gfa-has-no-agenda-against-chris-hughton\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:00:21","slug":"gfa-has-no-agenda-against-chris-hughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/21\/gfa-has-no-agenda-against-chris-hughton\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA has no agenda against 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=\"521\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-21-112054-696x521.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Dr Randy Abbey\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Randy Abbey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr Randy Abbey says the leadership of the\u00a0Ghana Football Association (GFA) has no agenda to sack Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton.<\/p>\n<p>The former Premier League manager has come under pressure due to his unimpressive start.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton replaced Otto Addo on a 21-month deal after Addo left his role following the Black Stars\u2019 early exit at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After three games played, Hughton has recorded just a win and two draws.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent\u00a0criticisms by some Executive Council members, Mr Abbey says there is no agenda to get rid of Chris Hughton.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, added that the 64-year-old will admit that the senior national team has not improved under his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an unwarranted impression that there is a gang up against Chris Hughton,\u201d he told Accra-based Original FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have only watched one of Chris Hughton\u2019s games, but from what I gather from commentary, everyone, including himself, agrees we need to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Abbey, who is a member of the Executive Council, further revealed that the Executive Council has not discussed the performance of Hughton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ghana Football Association Executive Council has not discussed Chris Hughton as an agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hughton is being assisted by George Boateng and Didi Dramani.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars return to action in September for their final round qualifiers of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against the Central African Republic (CAR), a game the team must win to cement their place in AFCON that will be hosted 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=\"W18seZT4HTM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Appiate Re-Development: Project almost near completion - PRO (21-07-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W18seZT4HTM?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>Dr Randy Abbey Dr Randy Abbey says the leadership of the\u00a0Ghana Football Association (GFA) has no agenda to sack Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton. 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