Hughton has long been linked with the Black Stars job, which is now vacant following Addo’s decision to step down after the World Cup.
According to a report by 3Sports, the former Newcastle United manager has applied to replace Addo as Ghana’s next coach.
Hughton previously served under different managers at Tottenham and joins the role as Republic of Ireland assistant coach.
In 2008, he was announced as Newcastle United’s first team coach under Kevin Keegan. In September of that year, he became interim manager following Keegan’s exit.
He was then appointed permanent manager of Newcastle after their relegation to the Championship and he guided them to promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt.
Hughton has since managed Birmingham City, Norwich City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, in an illustrious managerial career so far.
And winning promotion to the Premier League with Newcastle ranks among his greatest achievements. At Birmingham City, he led the team to the Europa League group stage, and guided Norwich City to 11th place in the 2012/13 Premier League season.
Hughton was also the manager who led Brighton to achieve promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup with the Seagulls.
The last club the 64-year-old managed was Nottingham Forest, but he was sacked in September 2021 after a slow start to the Championship season.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has revealed that over 60 coaches have now applied for the Black Stars job.