A few days after Ghana sacked Milovan Rajevac as the head coach of the Black Stars, rumours are that the team will soon be handed over to a new coach.

It has emerged that British-born Ghanaian coach Chris Hughton will likely become the next coach of the Black Stars.

Ghanaguardian.com cannot readily authenticate this as the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has not released any formal communication to that effect.

However, reports say the FA has received Chris Hughton's recommendation from New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart and nephew to President Akufo-Addo, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko to be considered for the vacancy even before Milovan's dismissal was sealed last week.

Milo's sacking

On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the GFA sacked Milovan Rajevac following Ghana's absymal performance at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroun.

The FA's Executive Council took the decision to part ways with the Serbian after deliberating on the coach's technical report, the medical report and the report from the Black Stars Management Committee on Ghana's first round exit from the AFCON.

Ghana finished bottom of Group E with just one point after losses to Morocco and Comoros and a draw with Gabon, failing to advance to the knockout phase of the competition. This has been the team's worst ever record in the history of Africa's flagship tournament.

About Chris Hughton

Chris Hughton who has been rumoured to be the next Black Stars coach was born in England on December 11, 1958 (64yrs).

His father, Willie Hughton was a Ghanaian postman and his mother, an Irish, named Christine, née Bourke.

Chris Hughton was a former professional footballer until he became coach.

He was most recently in charge of Nottingham Forest and had previously served as coach of the Ireland national team.

After making his professional debut aged 20, Hughton spent most of his playing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a left back, leaving in 1990 after 13 years.

After relatively brief spells with West Ham United and Brentford, Hughton retired from playing in 1993 at age 34. He earned 53 caps representing the Republic of Ireland, scoring one goal and starting in all three of Ireland's games at UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany.

From 1993 to 2007, Hughton served as coach and then assistant manager for Tottenham.

He joined Newcastle United as first team coach in 2008, and, following their relegation, became caretaker manager. He led Newcastle back to the Premier League in his first season in charge, along the way breaking a number of records and securing the permanent managerial position. He was dismissed as manager by Mike Ashley the following December, with his side 12th in the table.

Hughton managed Birmingham City for a single season, leading them to fourth place in the league, before joining Norwich City in June 2012. Norwich dismissed Hughton in April 2014 following a run of poor results.

Following his departure from Norwich, Hughton became manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in December 2014. Three years later in 2017, Hughton led the club to promotion to the Premier League for the first time in its history. He successfully avoided relegation for two successive seasons before being dismissed in May 2019 due to a run of poor form.

He was appointed as manager of Nottingham Forest in October 2020, before being dismissed in September 2021 after a poor start to the season.

Source: Ghanaguardian.com