Mas-Ud Didi Dramani has guaranteed that the nucleus of the playing roster will remain with the newly created Black Stars technical team.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA), which had been tense for weeks, ultimately announced Chris Hughton as Otto Addo’s replacement while keeping George Boateng and Dramani on as assistant coaches.
Didi, together with Boateng and Hughton, was a member of the technical group that guided Ghana to victory in Qatar over Nigeria.
“The [World Cup] squad is still alive. You have to look at how the leagues are going now as well as those [players] who are on the pitch. Talking about those to maintain, if the person is injured he is out [for the qualifiers],” he told Joy Prime in an interview.
“The core of the team is still the base,” he added.
Hughton served as the technical advisor of the Black Stars from February to December 2022, alongside coach Otto Addo and his assistants, Boateng and Dramani, from the World Cup playoff against Nigeria to the tournament proper.
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Elisha Owusu and Alidu Seidu are expected to be out of the squad after suffering respective injuries.
The Black Stars, who are top of Group E for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with four points based on goal difference, will host Angola, who also have four points, on Monday, March 20, 2023.