Video: Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah makes first statement over his Black Stars coaching return

Published on: 14 April 2017
Video: Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah makes first statement over his Black Stars coaching return
Kwesi Appiah

New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has spoken for the first time about his return to the Black Stars coaching position.

Appiah was appointed at the start of the month to return to the post and has expressed his views about his return.

Watch the interview of Appiah below:

Appiah, 56, who was named as the successor to Israeli trainer Avram Grant earlier this week is expected to vacate his role as the head coach of Sudanese outfit Al Khartoum El Watani in the coming days.

The former Ghana captain has been handed an initial two-year contract which is subject to renewal.

Kwesi Appiah officially starts his two-year journey on May 1.

Appiah, who will also take charge of the national team for locally-based players, has been offered a two-year contract to start work 1 May.

He replaces Avram Grant who stepped down as coach after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

It is a second stint in charge for Appiah, who led the Black Stars from 2012 until 2014.

Since leaving the Black Stars following a poor World Cup campaign, he has been coaching Sudanese side Al Khartoum.

The Black Stars failed to get out of the group at the World Cup in Brazil and were also beset by off-field problems with players being expelled from the team and a row over pay.

Ghana's first qualifier for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is in June when they host Ethiopia, the other teams in Group F are Sierra Leone and Kenya with only the pool winners guaranteed a place in Cameroon.

Appiah will also be trying to reach his second consecutive World Cup finals in Russia in 2018.

Ghana currently have just a single point from their two games so far in World Cup qualifiers leaving them five points behind Group E leaders Egypt.

Uganda and Congo-Brazzaville are the other two teams in the group.

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