GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum has defended the recent enlargement of the Black Stars’ technical bench, framing it as a response to the realities of elite football.
The Ghana Football Association on Friday announced five new appointments as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
According to Asante Twum, the decision should not be interpreted as mistrust in head coach Otto Addo but as an effort to give him the right tools to succeed.
“I don’t think Milovan Rajevac and Chris Hughton were weak because we augmented their technical team during 2012 and 2014,” he told Luv FM.
“It’s all about putting together a strong technical team that will help us achieve our goal at the World Cup at the end of the day.”
He stressed that the modern game now depends on specialised roles that barely existed a decade ago.
“The game has transformed to the extent that today we even have throw-in coaches,” he added.
Asante Twum further illustrated his point by comparing Ghana’s structure to larger World Cup setups seen in recent tournaments.
“There are technical setups that are made up of 40. The last time we went to the World Cup, I saw the Portugal national team technical setup, and they were 45,” he explained.
Ghana have been drawn in Group L and will open their campaign against Panama before facing England and Croatia.
