By Daniel ODURO, Accra

Respected legal practitioner and law lecturer, Ace Ankomah, has been announced as part of a five-member committee tasked with the responsibility of recommending the next Black Stars coach.
The committee is headed by the Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Mark Addo, and will be deputized by lawyer Ace Ankomah. Other members of the committee include the Director of Coaching Education of the GFA, Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah, Ghana football legend Opoku Nti, and William Caesar Kartey, Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

The Ghana Football Association is in search of a new coach after firing Chris Houghton on the back of a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Ivory Coast.

Ghana failed to progress from the group stages and did not win any game in the three matches they played.

It is the second consecutive AFCON tournament that Ghana has failed to progress beyond the group stages.

The GFA, in a statement on Thursday, mentioned that it expects the recommendation of the committee in the next three weeks.

The statement said, “The search committee has three weeks to recommend the next Black Stars coach to the Executive Council for approval.

A detailed Job Description for the head coach position of the Black Stars will be published soon.

However, an abbreviated version of the criteria for the selection of the next head coach is as follows:

1.The potential Head Coach should be a proven winner in coaching Top Men’s National Team or Club Football

2. Must have a football philosophy that aligns or complements our DNA

3. Must hold the highest football license in the world with over 15 years coaching experience

4.Proven track record in team reconstruction, organization, and development of young talent

5.Proven disciplinarian, tactician, and leadership skills.”