The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has revealed the goals set for Chris Hughton as the new head coach of the Ghanaian national football team, the Black Stars.
During the launch of the 2023 Ramadan Cup in Accra on Thursday, Ussif disclosed that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) had set out four main objectives for Hughton.
Firstly, Hughton is expected to lead the Black Stars to qualify for the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire. Additionally, he is to identify talented players from local leagues.
The third objective for Hughton is to qualify Ghana for the FIFA World Cup, while the fourth is to improve the country's Coca-Cola 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," said Ussif.
Ussif has called on all Ghanaians to support Hughton as he works towards achieving these targets. The Minister also expressed his satisfaction with Hughton's early results, which include a win and a draw against Angola in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.
Hughton signed a renewable 21-month contract to become the 34th coach of the Black Stars since Ghana last won the AFCON trophy in Libya 41 years ago.
