I will put together the right materials to win – Black Stars coach Chris Hughton

Published on: 12 April 2023

Ghana coach, Chris Hughton has insisted the current playing body of the Black Stars are a talented group of players and have shown the desire to win.

The 64-year-old played his first game in March in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers against Angola in a doubleheader.

Ghana recorded a 1-0 win at the Baba Yara Stadium in the first leg before holding their opponent in a 1-1 drawn game in Luanda in the return leg.

Having failed to perform at the 2021 Afcon in Cameroon, the Black Stars exited at the group phase of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

However, Hughton, who served as the technical advisor of the team believes the playing body have shown they want to win.

"Getting results is about believing in the players and with what we have, I believe we have a talented group of players," he told SuperSport.

"It is also about getting the right dynamics in the team and ultimately, it is about choosing the right materials to get the results.

"We have already spoken about a small amount of preparation so that you wouldn’t complicate things and you would need good team spirit, good team organization, togetherness and desire from the team to win a football match.

"At the international level, I have learned that you would need real desire from the players because they represent the team," he added.

Hughton will wrap up the qualifying game against Madagascar and the Central African Republic in June later this year.

The former Premier League will be hoping to lead the Black Stars to end the country's 41 years trophy drought in Ivory Coast next in the 2024 Afcon.

Chris Hughton signed a 21-month deal as the head coach of the Black Stars, replacing Otto Addo.

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