The Black Stars is currently without a coach following the sacking of Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac few days ago after Ghana’s poor showing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The West Africa powerhouse recorded their worse AFCON tournament and their first exit since 2006 after finishing bottom of Group C behind Morocco, Gabon and Comoros.
The report further indicates that Chris Hughton has the backing of government to become Ghana coach though he is the FA’s preferred choice.
The 63-year-old former Norwich and Newcastle manager who was sacked by Brighton in May 2019, has eyeing for the Black Stars job following the exit of Serbian manager Milovan Rajevac who was fired by the Ghana Football Association after Ghana’s disastrous Afcon exit.
Having an African background Chris qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland as the son of an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father, becoming the first mixed-race player to represent the country.
Houghton was born on 11 December 1958 in London to a Ghanaian postman, Willie Hughton, and his Irish wife Christine née Bourke.