The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named former Chelsea coach, Avram Grant as the new coach for the national football team, Black Stars.
This was announced at a press conference on Friday.
Break: Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant will become new Ghana boss pending agreement on terms etc. That’s official.
— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) November 7, 2014
The 59-year-old’s appointment is subject to the agreement of personal terms although the GFA have said that if they fail to reach and agreement with Grant, Spaniard Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez will be given the job. The Israeli will take over the position, which has been vacant since September, following the sacking of former head coach Kwesi Appiah.
If Av Grant does not agree to terms and conditions with Ghana FA, Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez will be new Ghana coach. — Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) November 7, 2014
Citi Sports’ Gary-Al Smith reported that the GFA, at the press conference, named Avram Grant and Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez as the “most exceptional” of the candidates interviewed for the job.
Ghana FA boss says Av Grant wants to “understudy” current setup before assuming full time role. Financial details yet to be agreed.
— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) November 7, 2014
GFA president, Kwesi Nyantakyi stated that Grant wants to “understudy” current setup before assuming full time role, meaning caretaker boss, Maxwell Konadu is likely to take charge of Ghana’s next game in a week against Uganda in Kampala.
Grant was Technical Director of then English Premier League club Portsmouth in 2006 joining Chelsea in July 2007 as Director of Football. September 2007.
Following the departure of manager José Mourinho by mutual consent later that year, Grant was appointed as Chelsea boss but was sacked at the end of the season despite leading the club to second place in the Premier League and their first Champions League final.
He has since had spells as manager of West Ham United and Partizan Belgrade, where he resigned after winning the Serbian League with the club in 2012.
By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana