Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association [GFA] Henry Asante Twum has revealed that Black Stars coach Chris Hughton has been tasked with supporting the age-restricted national teams with his expertise.
The 64 year old’s responsibilities include advising and providing guidance to the U-23, U-20, and U-17 national teams, as well as recommending players who he believes could play for the Black Stars.
Twum mentioned that this is part of a mid to long-term process of incorporating everyone and giving everybody the opportunity to have a fair share of what is being done.
He emphasized that building a winning squad will take time and requires a lot of investment in terms of time, money, energy, ideas, and more.
“One of the things we discussed with Chris was to make good use of the opportunity anytime he finds himself here. He is somebody who loves the game and always wants to get closer to the action,” he told TV3.
“Chris is the coach of the Black Stars but he has other responsibilities. Advice, guidance what have you to the other national teams so watching the games gives him the opportunity to also recommend players who fall within the competition. U-23, U-20, and U-17 who are still playing in the Black Stars and those he thinks also qualify to play in the Black Stars will be given a fair opportunity.
“So it’s part of the mid to long-term process of incorporating everyone and giving everybody the opportunity to have a fair share of what is being done.”
“It’s a process. We are in the process of building a winning squad one more time. It will take time. It needs a lot of investment. Investment here talks about time, money, energy ideas, thinking, and a whole lot more,” he added.
