The former Republic of Ireland international was a technical advisor under Ghana coach Otto Addo during the Qatar 2022 World Cup and now replaces the latter as the leader.
Hughton’s managerial career has seen him manage at different levels, including previously serving under different managers at Tottenham, where he joined the role of 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.
Read GFA’s statement on the appointment below:
The Ghana Football Association is pleased to appoint Chris Hughton as Head Coach of the Black Stars after extensive deliberations between the two parties.
The appointment is in line with the GFA’s vision to continue the formidable squad-building project that began with Otto Addo in the lead-up to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament.
Mr Hughton has been the Technical Adviser of the Black Stars for twelve months.
GFA also decided to keep Assistant Coaches George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.
The three coaches are part of the technical team for the World Cup in Qatar.
Details of the contract duration and terms of engagement will be announced in due course.