Kwesi Appiah reveals why he chose CK Akunnor as his assistant

Black Stars Assistant Coach, C.K Akunnor

Black Stars head coach, Kwesi Appiah has lifted the lid on the reason surrounding the appointment of former Kumasi Asante Kotoko head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akunnor as his assistant coach.

Akunnor was named the new deputy coach for the Black Stars as he will be assisting Kwesi Appiah for the upcoming AFCON 2021 qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday and Monday respectively.

The 45-year-old has had stints with Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko, Ashanti Gold SC, Dreams FC, and Eleven Wise FC.

Speaking to the media after Black Stars maiden training ahead of the South Africa showdown, Kwesi Appiah said bringing CK Akunnor on board to be his right-hand man was because the ex-Ghana international has handled some of the big clubs in Ghana.

He added that he opted for a native assistant in order to build his capacity, for Ghana not to go looking for expatriates to manage our national teams in future.

"I think Akunnor has coached many of the big clubs in Ghana and I also have the believe that many coaches should be given the opportunity to be at the national team.

I don't know maybe tomorrow I might say I am not coaching again who then do we all rely on, do we go back to the whites or we fall on our own.

So it's important others people be given the opportunity to be closer to the players and then have the opportunity to see what we do on and off the pitch"