Former Ghana assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu, has submitted an application for the vacant coaching position of the Black Stars, as reported by JoySports.
Maxwell Konadu, who is currently the head coach of Nsoatreman FC, boasts extensive coaching experience, particularly in his role as the assistant coach of the Ghana national team from 2012 to 2022. With over 10 years of experience, he has been part of the coaching staff during Ghana’s four appearances in the FIFA World Cup.
During his tenure as assistant coach, Konadu worked alongside Kwasi Appiah, contributing to the team’s campaigns in the 2013 AFCON in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Maxwell Konadu, the former Ghana assistant coach, has applied for the vacant Black Stars coaching position. Konadu, who has over a decade of coaching experience, served as the stop-gap manager when Kwasi Appiah was sacked in September 2014. During his interim role, he guided the team to qualify for the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea before Avram Grant was appointed.
Konadu continued as assistant to Grant until February 2017. He also worked with the team during Kwasi Appiah’s second stint from April 2017 to December 2019, partnering with Ibrahim Tanko. After a break from February 2020 to September 2021, he returned as an assistant to Milovan Rajevac in September 2021.
With extensive experience in coaching the national team, Maxwell Konadu believes he can transition into the head coach role and contribute effectively. The Black Stars head coach position became vacant following the dismissal of Chris Hughton after Ghana’s disappointing performance at AFCON 2023.
The Ghana Football Association requested CVs from interested candidates, and the application deadline was on February 2, 2024. The shortlisting process is yet to be disclosed, but sources suggest that both Maxwell Konadu and Michael Osei are among the indigenous coaches who have applied for the job.
However, one of the criteria is the UEFA Pro coaching license, which both Maxwell and Osei might lack. Nevertheless, they, like many other coaches on the continent, hold the CAF license A, the highest standard required to manage a national team at its competitions.