[ 2014-12-01 ]

Avram Grant set to start work as Ghana coach today
Veteran Israeli coach, Avram Grant, will start
work as the coach of Ghana’s national team on
Monday (tomorrow) after the Ghana FA confirmed
that the former Chelsea coach has been appointed.

GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi revealed that the
former Portsmouth coach’s contracit will start
on 1 December which means he starts work
tomorrow.

Grant was endorsed as the man to lead the Black
Stars to the 2015 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) in
Equatorial Guinea in January following approval of
the the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Mahama
Ayariga.

The GFA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) to ratified
Grant’s appointment at its next meeting on
Thursday which paved the way for him to start
work.

The approval as successor to Kwasi Appiah, who was
relieved of his job as national coach in
September, follows two months of meetings and
interviews for the person for the permanent post.

After the Stars’ qualification last week,
opinion was divided over whether the FA should
extend the mandate of stand-in coach, Maxwell
Konadu, to lead the team to Equatorial Guinea or
go ahead to appoint Grant to prepare the team for
the future.

Even before taking over the team, Grant who
steered Chelsea to the UEFA Champions League final
in 2008, had declared his intention to make Ghana
a powerhouse in world football.

The Israeli trainer promised to work on the psyche
of the players in order to have a strong mentality
needed to rub shoulders with tough opponents at
the big stage.

Last week, Maxwell Konadu also expressed his
readiness to work with Coach Grant to achieve
laurels for the nation.

Source - GRi

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