{"id":256562,"date":"2024-11-27T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/sudans-goalkeeping-coach-shares-story-behind-his-appointment\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:16:48","slug":"sudans-goalkeeping-coach-shares-story-behind-his-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/sudans-goalkeeping-coach-shares-story-behind-his-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s goalkeeping coach shares story behind his appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/489\/48934924.295.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Amponsah, goalkeeping coach for Sudan\" title=\"Eric Amponsah, goalkeeping coach for Sudan\" width=\"295\" height=\"230\" \/> <span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Eric Amponsah, goalkeeping coach for Sudan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Berekum Chelsea goalkeeping coach Eric Amponsah has shared how he was appointed to join the Sudan national team.  <\/p>\n<p>Before his appointment, Amponsah spent his career with the Berekum-based club, competing in the Ghana Premier League.  <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Kessben TV, Amponsah revealed that he secured the job thanks to recommendations from several prominent figures, even though he had never met Sudan\u2019s head coach, James Kwasi Appiah, who initially had someone else in mind for the role.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful to Kwasi Appiah because, despite already having a preferred choice, it was a tough decision to make. Four people, including his assistant Ignatius Osei-Fosu and his wife, recommended me to him,&#8221; Amponsah said. &#8220;I received a text from Kwasi Appiah saying I had been recommended to him by these individuals.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Amponsah also praised Kwasi Appiah for giving him the freedom to work independently while offering support and guidance when needed.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you\u2019re working with him, he allows you to work on your own. He sits down with you to discuss issues and helps you if you face problems. He essentially manages you to become a better version of yourself,\u201d he added.  <\/p>\n<p>Amponsah got the opportunity after Fatawu Dauda vacated the position to join the Black Stars. His experience proved vital during Sudan\u2019s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, as the team secured qualification with four clean sheets in six games.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest edition of Sports Debate below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jt4x0CamZMo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghanaians charge President Akufo-Addo to dissolve GFA after Black Stars AFCON fiasco\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jt4x0CamZMo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>FKA\/EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>play videoEric Amponsah, goalkeeping coach for Sudan Former Berekum Chelsea goalkeeping coach Eric Amponsah has shared how he was appointed to join the Sudan national team. 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