Stephen Appiah, a former Ghanaian international, has suggested that the Black Stars’ head coaches should be given long-term contracts.
The former Black Stars captain contends that, unlike club football, where coaches train with their players frequently, it takes national team coaches a significant amount of time to get to know their players.
He claimed that giving coaches one- or two-year contracts puts pressure on the management to produce results quickly.
“It (a short-term contract) brings pressure on the coaches. Some coaches get one year, not even up to a year. Sometimes they get two years…When a coach is employed, he needs to get used to the players and study them. It is not like club football where you get to train with them every day. You get to play probably every six months, so it is true. Sometimes the contracts they(Ghana Football Association) give to the coaches are too short,” he stated.
In February 2023, the Ghana Football Association named Chris Hughton the new Black Stars manager, succeeding Otto Addo, who had been in charge for less than a year.
The former manager of Tottenham Hotspur signed a contract with GFA for 18 months.
