Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Playoff: Hughton favourite for Black Stars job
The ex-Newcastle United manager could become the new man at the helm of the national team, according to speculation
Ghana-born Irish football manager Chris Hughton who is in Accra, Ghana for the interview as the manager of the Ghana national team Black Stars is likely to get the job.
Ghana who recently fired their coach after a miserable performance at the ongoing Afcon will play the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the final round of the African qualifier for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The first leg of the all-important match is slated for Ghana and the second leg in Nigeria a few days later.
The ex-Newcastle United manager could become the new man at the helm of the national team, according to speculation
The possible appointment of the former Brighton and Hove Albion is generating a lot of excitement on social media.
The Black Stars are in the market for a new coach following the sacking of Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac on the back of a first-round elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
According to media reports, Hughton, who was born to a Ghanaian father and an Irish mother in England, has become the leading candidate for the Stars job, ahead of the likes of Borussia Dortmund assistant coach Otto Addo and Aston Villa U23 manager George Boateng.
Many Ghanaians have taken to social media to share their thoughts, mostly positively, on the possible appointment of the 63-year-old, who has reportedly already arrived in Ghana for talks.
A highly experienced football manager from June 1993 to October 2007, Hughton was a coach at Tottenham Hotspur, initially in charge of the under-21 team, then the reserve side in 1999, being promoted to the first team two years later.
In his time at Spurs, he served under 11 different managers: Keith Burkinshaw, Ray Clemence, Doug Livermore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Gerry Francis, Christian Gross, George Graham, Glenn Hoddle, David Pleat, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol.
He also worked at Newcastle United, Birmingham City, Norwich City, Brighton & Hove Albion and most recently Nottingham Forest.
