The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the appointment of former Brighton and Hove Albion manager as the new head coach of the senior national team of Ghana.

The Black Stars has been without a head coach following the resignation of Otto Addo after the team’s exit from the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The statement from the Ghana FA reads “The Ghana Football Association has the pleasure to appoint Chris Hughton as Head Coach of the Black Stars following extensive deliberations between the two parties.”

“The appointment is in line with the vision of the GFA to continue with the project of building a formidable squad that started with Otto Addo in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament.”

🚨 Chris Hughton takes charge of the Black Stars 🇬🇭

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— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) February 12, 2023

Mr. Hughton has been the Technical Advisor of the Black Stars for the past twelve months.

The GFA has also decided to maintain Assistant Coaches George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.

The three coaches were part of the technical team for the World Cup in Qatar.

According to the GFA, details about the duration of the contract and terms of engagement would be announced in due course

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— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) February 12, 2023