{"id":455738,"date":"2025-12-26T16:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/26\/gold-stars-job-a-huge-honour-and-exciting-challenge-fritz-markus-schmid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:53:21","slug":"gold-stars-job-a-huge-honour-and-exciting-challenge-fritz-markus-schmid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/26\/gold-stars-job-a-huge-honour-and-exciting-challenge-fritz-markus-schmid\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Stars job a huge honour and exciting challenge \u2013 Fritz Markus Schmid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/364\/36449594.295.jpg\" alt=\"Bibiani Gold Stars coach, Fritz Markus\" title=\"Bibiani Gold Stars coach, Fritz Markus\" width=\"295\" height=\"188\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Bibiani Gold Stars coach, Fritz Markus<\/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\">Swiss tactician, Fritz Markus Schmid has emphasised that he is excited with his new role as head coach of Ghana Premier League side Bibiani Gold Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The former assistant coach of Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed as head coach of the defending Ghana Premier League champions on Monday, December 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Gold Stars TV ahead of the team\u2019s match against Dreams FC, Fritz Markus Schmid described the opportunity to lead the Bibiani-based side as a huge honour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be here. Bibiani Gold Stars gives me the opportunity to coach in the highest league in Ghana football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To take over the defending champions in the Ghana Premier League is a big honour and also a very exciting challenge and responsibility. I\u2019m excited and looking forward to working with the team,\u201d Fritz Markus Schmid said.<\/p>\n<p>In his first match against Dreams FC in the Ghana Premier League, Fritz Markus Schmid will be hoping to secure a victory to get off to a bright start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bibiani Gold Stars coach, Fritz Markus Swiss tactician, Fritz Markus Schmid has emphasised that he is excited with his new role as head coach of Ghana Premier League side Bibiani Gold Stars. The former assistant coach of Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed as head coach of the defending Ghana Premier League champions on Monday, December 22, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":455739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-455738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gold Stars job a huge honour and exciting challenge \u2013 Fritz Markus Schmid - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/26\/gold-stars-job-a-huge-honour-and-exciting-challenge-fritz-markus-schmid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gold Stars job a huge honour and exciting challenge \u2013 Fritz Markus Schmid - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bibiani Gold Stars coach, Fritz Markus Swiss tactician, Fritz Markus Schmid has emphasised that he is excited with his new role as head coach of Ghana Premier League side Bibiani Gold Stars. 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