{"id":99235,"date":"2023-09-12T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/12\/chris-hughton-praised-after-securing-afcon-berth\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:57:30","slug":"chris-hughton-praised-after-securing-afcon-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/12\/chris-hughton-praised-after-securing-afcon-berth\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hughton praised after securing AFCON berth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"453\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-05-103736-696x453.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-09-05 103736\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Hughton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton has been hailed for leading the team to secure a qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>Former Black Stars player, Laryea Kingston praised the former Premier League manager for leading the side to book qualification for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris Hughton has really done well,\u201d the former Black Stars winger told Kumasi-based Akoma FM.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing was to qualify Ghana to the AFCON and that has been achieved, so he deserves all the credit and support,\u201d Kingston said.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana last week Thursday secured a place in Africa\u2019s prestigious tournament that will be hosted in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars recorded a 2-1 win against Central African Republic (CAR) at the Baba Yara Stadium with Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah scoring to secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana finished Group E with 12 points and qualified alongside Angola. The Black Stars will discover their AFCON group opponents on October 12.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hughton and his team will be hoping to <strong>win<\/strong> the tournament to end the country\u2019s 41-year AFCON trophy drought 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=\"53UrNvu-nSo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Award for Development: Sanguli Traditional Authority honours Adom News N\/R representative (11-9-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53UrNvu-nSo?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 Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton has been hailed for leading the team to secure a qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). 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