Akonnor ready for Stars assistant coach role

Coach Charles Kwablan (C.K) Akonnor has accepted the challenge to serve as the new Black Stars assistant coach when Ghana play South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe in the Cameroun 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month.

The former Hearts of Oak, Ashanti Gold and Asante Kotoko coach agreed to assist head coach Kwasi Appiah in the interim following the absence of  assistant coach, Ibrahim Tanko, who is currently preparing the national U-23 team, Black Meteors,  ahead of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt from November 8-22.  
According to the Stars head coach, he decided to release Tanko to concentrate on qualifying the Meteors to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while recommending Akonnor to take his place.

Already, the two coaches have started work behind the scenes and are expected to concretise their new relationship when the Stars resume camping in Accra on Sunday, November 10.

The Stars coach explained that he opted for