Coach Avram Grant off again
Black Stars coach, Avram Grant, last Wednesday night jetted out for yet another sojourn of Europe with the approval of the Ghana Football Association(GFA) to monitor players over the next few weeks.
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The Stars coach was asked to return to the country prior to Ghana’s AFCON qualifier last month (against Mozambique) after a two- month absence which saw him appear on UK- based sports channel Sky Sports and left many Ghanaians fuming.
A statement released by the GFA Communications Division yesterday explained that the approval of Grant’s trip was to enable him monitor some players on the periphery of the squad before the European season ends.
“Mr. Grant travelled to Europe last night following the approval to continue with his plans of making the senior national team stronger,” the statement added.
“With most of the leagues in Europe drawing to a close, the next few weeks offer the perfect opportunity for the Black Stars coach to monitor some players on the periphery of the squad before the season ends.
It is important for the coach to monitor some more Ghanaian players both at home and abroad to create competition and invigorate the Black Stars squad”, it added.
Black Stars assistant coach Maxwell Konadu will continue with the monitoring of the local league for the benefit of the technical team while Grant is away.
On his return to Ghana, Grant is expected to focus on monitoring the local league for new talents while supporting the activities of the other national teams.
The statement, however, did not indicate when the Stars coach would be expected back to his duties in Ghana.