James Kwesi Appiah has been appointed as the new coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars announced by The Ghana Football Association (GFA). This will be his second coaching term with the Black Stars as Coach after first guiding the team for over two years, during which he took Black Stars to World Cup in Brazil. He will take over from former Chelsea coach, Avram Grant that ended his stay after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. A fourth-placed finish at the tournament in Gabon and an unimpressive start in the World Cup qualifiers sealed the fate of Grant.
Kwesi Appiah will be giving a two-year contract and will start from 1st May, 2017. He will also take full charge of the Local Black Stars, though, He is currently the coach of Al Khartoum SC in Sudan. The committee headed by the GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, trimmed down the number of coaches interested from over hundred to three. Amongst are Frenchman, Willy Sagnol and Cameroon boss, Hugo Broos, which had been interviewed for the position.
Appiah will be tasked to end Ghana’s trophy drought at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but must overcome Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Kenya in the qualifiers which start in June 2017 and also in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying as the Stars currently lie third in their group with one point from two games.
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