Former Chelsea Manager Avram Grant officially appointed as Ghana's National Team Coach

Former Chelsea manager, Avram Grant, has been confirmed as the new
head coach of Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars.

The appointment was confirmed at a press conference by the Ghana
Football Association (GFA) on Thursday by the association's president,
Kwesi Nyantakyi.

The GFA had already announced that Grant would be given the job,
subject to the agreement of personal terms.

However, Nyantakyi told journalists that "all outstanding issues with
Mr. Grant have been cleared and we believe he is the right man for the
job."

The Israeli will officially take over the position on December 1 and
has signed a three-year contract with the GFA.

The GFA president added that Grant had been set a target of winning
the 2017 AFCON, but says it would be unrealistic for the Black Stars
to win the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.

"Grant needs time to know the players very well so we can't ask him to
win the nations cup. That will be unrealistic," he said.

Kwesi Nyantakyi said at a press conference earlier in November that
Grant wanted to "understudy" current setup before assuming a full-time
role, which meant that caretaker boss, Maxwell Konadu took charge of
Ghana's AFCON qualifiers against Uganda in Kampala and Togo in Tamale.

The job has been vacant since former boss Kwesi Appiah was sacked in
October after leading the Black Stars to fourth place at the 2013
AFCON and a first round exit at the World Cup in Brazil.