Sports News of Tuesday, 12 November 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghAkonnor’s appointment was to give local coaches chance - Appiahplay videoCoach C. K AkonnorBlack Stars head coach, Kwasi Appiah, has described Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor’s appointment to the technical team as trying to give the local coaches the opportunity to be part of the national team. Coach Appiah further explained that by introducing local coaches to the national team it build their capacity so that when he is off the scene there would be no need for the country to fall on expatriate coaches. One day I will leave as the Black Stars coach who then do we rely on? We should go back to local coaches, so it’s important others are given the opportunity", he said. Coach Appiah and his technical team will lead the Black Stars on Thursday, November 14, as they play the 2021 AFCON qualifier against South Africa and Principe and Sao Tome on November 18.

Source: GhanaWeb November 12, 2019 13:43 UTC