Newly appointed Black Stars head coach Chris Houghton says his focus is on developing a winning team that can achieve great success during his tenure.
The former Brighton man, who served as technical advisor to the senior side during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, was last month appointed by the GFA to lead the team to end a trophy drought of more than 41 years I went.
Speaking during their unveiling ceremony in Kumasi, the Black Stars coach said, “We want to see a winning team because there are so many questions about the type of football, which players are playing, and why these players are not playing. But ultimately what we need to see is winning football.
According to Coach Houghton, he was committed to building a good team that would go a long way in achieving the best for the Ghanaians.
Coach Houghton described the Black Stars as one that had more talented young players and fit to achieve their mission, working with them for a year.
Speaking on whether he can assure the Ghanaians of a trophy soon, the veteran gaffer said, “There is no coach who guarantees a trophy, because you can’t guarantee anything, what we can guarantee.” All we can do is work hard, so we can bring a team together to create the right strategy, the right mindset, to put ourselves in the best position to do that.”
The UEFA Pro License coach goes down in Ghana’s history books as the 34th coach since Ghana last won the African Cup of Nations trophy 41 years ago in Libya.
The 62-year-old’s first match as Back Stars coach will be a 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifier game against Palanas of Angola at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium this Thursday ahead of the return leg on March 27, 2023.