Chris Hughton, the head coach of the Black Stars, remains unperturbed by the criticism he has faced from some officials within the Ghana Football Association (GFA) since assuming the coaching role.
The Irish-Ghanaian coach has been under substantial scrutiny, with Executive Council members of the GFA, including Randy Abbey and George Amoako, publicly expressing their reservations. Ameenu Shardow, the team manager of the Black Stars, also joined the chorus of questions regarding the team’s performance under the former Norwich City manager.
Mark Addo, the vice president of the association, has also voiced his concerns regarding the 64-year-old coach, who has secured only one victory in his three games since taking the helm of the Black Stars.
Nevertheless, Hughton has indicated that he considers such criticisms as a normal part of the job and tends to pay them limited attention.
“This is normal. This is something that I’ve found since I’ve been here…whenever I’m going to games, people and supporters will come up to me and tell me what they think,” he told Asaase Radio.
“So, one thing I’m always conscious of is football is highs and lows and when you are on the back of what I regard as a poor result, and our last result against Madagascar was not the result that we wanted is that there’s always going to be a reaction.
“This is for me, this is normal, can’t expect for everything to be good and to be praised all the time. I’m never affected,” he added.