2022 World Cup: Black Stars technical team will excel, says ex-captain Stephen Appiah

Published on: 10 November 2022

Former Ghana skipper, Stephen Appiah, believes the Black Stars technical team will lead the side to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Otto Addo, who is the head coach of the side is assisted by George Boateng and Didi Dramani.

However, firmer Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is also serving as the technical advisor.

Addo and the rest of the technical team were appointed in March following the dismissal of Milovan Rajevac after a poor outing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

While some Ghanaians have cast doubts over the ability of the technical team, Appiah believes they will lead the team to perform better in Qatar.

“Otto [Addo] is one of those guys you will never understand him because of the way he carried himself. You will be talking with Otto he is happy but you won’t see him smiling,” Appiah, who made 67 appearances for Ghana told Joy Sports’ World Cup Tales.

“Now he is the coach and I’m very happy with George Boateng. These are two young men who have learned a lot. They understand the game not because I’m saying that but [because] they proved it when we played against Nigeria in Abuja.

“We are used to a 4-4-2 in all our national teams but when we played Nigeria in Abuja we saw what they did. All of a sudden, they changed the game to 3-5-2. You can call it another system but they changed the game.

“They showed their impact [on the game]. Having these people on the technical bench is the best choice and I hope we go to Qatar and make an impact.”

Quizzed on whether Ghana will make an impact, he responded, “We will. Watching our players now they are all in top form and this is the time I have been seeing Ghanaians playing watching the Champions League and the Europa League.

“That means they are doing well and I hope they will take the same form to Qatar.”

Addo, George Boateng, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani and Chris Hughton were all in charge as the Black Stars gained qualification for the World Cup ahead of Nigeria.

Addo is expected to name his final squad for the World Cup on Monday, November 14.

Ghana will assemble in Abu Dhabi before taking in Switzerland in their final game before heading to Qatar on November 19.

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