Ghana and Nigeria drew 1-1 in the second leg of their World Cup playoff on Tuesday. The result was enough to see Ghana qualify for the tournament on away goals.
Former Ireland international Chris Hughton was among the Ghana backroom staff celebrating qualification. The 63-year-old was named as team technical advisor in February. Otto Addo is the Ghana manager.
The players are having a dance off and it got to the turn of Chris Hughton and he said I have been a coach, head coach and a player for 45 years I have never done this but I do it for you😂😂😂 and says no recording. All the players had to go off live. If you be man record🤣
— Juliet Bawuah (@julietbawuah) March 26, 2022
"His dad was from Ghana, and he recently went on his holidays to Ghana," Brian Kerr, who had Hughton as his assistant manager during his time as Ireland boss, told Virgin Media.
"The media got a hold of it. He was inundated, and surrounded by the media in terms of was he going to take a role with the national team.
"From there, one thing led to another, and he ended up in discussions about having a role. He was involved in the two qualification games. They got through on away goals tonight.
"He may well be involved with the team for the World Cup. He could be the manager, which would be nice."
"He went to Ghana on his holidays and was inundated by media asking was he going to take a role with the national team.
"One thing led to another and he end up getting a role."
Great story on Chris Hughton's role with Ghana who have qualified for the World Cup! 🇮🇪🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/3vRs4Y5B6X
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) March 29, 2022
Ghana qualify for 2022 World Cup
Hughton, who won 53 caps for Ireland, had been out of work since he was sacked as Nottingham Forest manager in September. He had been in the job for just 11 months. Prior to that, he had spent four-and-half years as Brigton boss.
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