[ 2016-11-22 ]

Augustine Ahinful, former Black Stars striker

I’m ready for Ghana Black Stars job -Augustine Ahinful
Former Ghanaian Striker Augustine Ahinful has
shown interest in coaching the Black stars should
the position become vacant.

Augustine Ahinful did a lot of exploits during his
playing days with Ankaragücü and Trabzonspor
in Turkish Super Ligue.

And with Avram Grant’s position under threat
following a run of five games without a win,
Ahinful feels he can be suited for that role he
told Kasapa Sports on Monday.

“You just have to have belief in the person, for
me, that is how I see it.But it looks like in our
part of the world, we don’t have that trust, so
we will always be going into this argument of
whether an ex Black Stars player can do it or not.
But for me personally, I always say it’s not
about experience. What is experience? If you
don’t give me the opportunity, how will you know
if I can do it or not. I believe since we have
played on the pitch before we can also do a good
job. And on my apart I have a license A in
coaching so I don’t necessarily have to be with
a team before you give me the national team job.
With the knowledge I have acquired as a
footballer, whether I have coached before or not,
if I am not able to coach the U-17 team (Black
starlets) then I have to stop talking about
football” he said.

He bemoaned the fact that a lot of their peers are
given the opportunity to coach their national
teams elsewhere after playing at the highest level
of football but they are not given similar
opportunities down here.

Coach Avram Grant’s contract with the Ghana
Football Association expires in 2017.

Source - Kasapafm

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