Chris Hughton’s four key targets as Black Stars head coach revealed

The Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, has been given four objectives to achieve by the Ghana Football Association, according to the country’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif.

Speaking at the launch of the 2023 Ramadan Cup, Ussif stated that Hughton has been tasked with leading the team to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations, identifying talented players from the local leagues, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, and improving the country’s FIFA World ranking.

“The objectives are set by the FA for him to ensure that we qualify for AFCON and also to ensure that we identify local talents from our league. To also ensure that we qualify for the World Cup and also to make sure that our ranking in the FIFA Ranking improves. These are the objectives in the contract that he has signed,” Ussif said in an interview with Graphic Sports.

The Minister urged all Ghanaians to support Hughton in accomplishing these goals, expressing his satisfaction with the coach’s early results, including a win and a draw against Angola in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

Hughton, a former Premier League manager, signed a renewable 21-month contract with the Black Stars last month.