Chris Hughton has been named the new Black Stars coach - Hon. Sam George

Member of Parliament(MP) for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Hon. Sam George has revealed that Irishman, Chris Hughton has been handed the Black Stars coaching job.

According to the legislator, the former technical advisor of the Black Stars has been named as the new coach with an official announcement in the offing.
"That [coaching] job they have given it to Chris Hughton already so why are we wasting our time?” he quizzed on Joy Prime.

“They have given it to him because they want someone they can manipulate, someone they can use to do their business, someone they can tell him to bring his team selection [with changes being made with regards to agency callups] regardless of how long the person has played or not played.

“People are using GFA to make money, they are using it to feed their family.”, he added.

Hughton was the technical advisor of the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World  Cup in Qatar.

The Irish-born Ghanaian was appointed as the Technical Advisor to Otto Addo in a hurriedly assembled technical team for the World Cup play-off against Nigeria in February.

After Ghana's dismal showing at the 2021 African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac was shown the exit with Otto Addo being made the coach while George Boateng and Masaud Didi Dramani were made assistant coaches.

The new-look technical team masterminded a qualification over fierce rivals Nigeria in a two-legged play off game.

With the end of Otto Addo's six-month contract, Ghana is on the lookout for Otto Addo's replacement.

The Irishman has been working with the Black Stars since March 2021 and was in Qatar as part of the Black Stars technical team.

He has been tipped by many as the heir-apparent to Otto Addo whose contract expired after Ghana's World Cup exit.

Hughton has coached the likes of Norwich City, Newcastle United, and Brighton and Hove Albion among others in England.