Having enjoyed a successful managerial career in England that saw him win promotion to the Premier League with Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion, former Tottenham Hotspur defender Chris Hughton has now set his sights on guiding Ghana to become the first African country to win a World Cup after taking over as the nation's new head coach earlier this year. With a young, exciting crop of Ghanaian talent coming through, we sat down with Hughton to chat about his hopes for the Black Stars, the growth of African football, and his dreams of winning the World Cup…
Q Hi Chris, thanks for speaking to us. Tell us about your affiliation with Ghana. I first came to Ghana when I was 16. I hadn't been to Ghana as a youngster, but I went when I was 16 and then I went a few times. It's not as if I had a lot of contact in Ghana over the years, but I was always conscious, obviously being the home of my father, of anything Ghanaian, and the national team doing well going into World Cups.
Well, as technical advisor, obviously having been a head coach myself for some time, I was very, very conscious of what my role was in relation to the head coach. The
