After Otto Addo resigned from the position following the Black Stars‘ elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, George Boateng, a former junior coach for Aston Villa, has been shortlisted for the Ghana position.
Boateng was a member of the technical crew that orchestrated Ghana’s entry into the world championship, but he was unable to advance to the following round of the competition.
Ghana finished bottom of Group H with three points after losing to Portugal and Uruguay, having beaten South Korea in between.
Footballghana understands that coach Boateng who is a deputy Ghana coach is considered for the vacant role and is likely to succeed Otto Addo.
The 47-year-old left his role at Aston Villa in order to focus on his role with the Black Stars in the build up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He showed great passion for the job as he wanted to serve his country of birth, even though he represented the Netherlands internationally, making four appearances.
Boateng started his managerial career in Malaysian as head coach of Kelantan FA in 2014. After inconsistent results, he was moved to the Technical Director position in 2015 before he eventually left his post as technical director of Kelantan on 11 May 2015 in order to work as coach or manager again.
In 2018, Boateng signed as Under 13’s head coach at Championship club Blackburn Rovers where he coached different age groups at the academy.
However, one year later, it was announced that Boateng had left Rovers to take up a position as Aston Villa Under-18 Professional Development Coach.
In 2020, he was promoted to become the Professional Development Coach of the under 23 squad at Aston Villa. He left the role two years later to join Ghana on a permanent basis ahead of the World Cup.
He was named new assistant coach of Ghana in May, however his contract will expire at the end of December.