Former Norwich and Newcastle United coach Chris Hughton has agreed to be the technical advisor of the Black  Stars at the 2022 FIFA World  Cup in Qatar.

He will also be involved in the 2023 African Cup of  Nations qualifier which will begin in June this year.

The Irish-born Ghanaian was appointed as the Technical Advisor to Otto Addo in a hurriedly assembled technical team for the World Cup playoff 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 playoff game.

Their contract ended after securing qualification to the World Cup against Nigeria but the GFA is keen to continue with the same team and is in talks to quickly wrap up negotiations with the German club as qualifies for the 2023 AFCON will begin in  June.

Ghana has been drawn in Group H at the 2022 FIFA World Cup alongside Portugal, Korea Republic, and Uruguay.

Meanwhile, the qualifies for the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast will start in June with Ghana drawn alongside Angola, Central African Republic, and Madagascar.