Kwasi Appiah, the Sudan head coach, has broken his silence following his links to the vacant Black Stars job.
According to Kwasi Appiah, he is in Saudi Arabia to monitor some Sudanese players, as a new concern about his return to Ghana is just speculation, which is false.
Reports suggest Kwasi Appiah was expected in the country on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, for a meeting with President John Dramani Mahama regarding the vacant coaching position.
Kwesi Appiah is said to have told GHANASoccernet.com, “It’s not true. I am in Saudi Arabia to monitor some Sudanese players”.
It will be recalled that Kwasi Appiah has coached the Ghana national team, the Black Stars, on two separate occasions: first from April 2012 to September 2014, and then from April 2017 to January 2020.
During his time in charge, he made history as the first Black African coach to qualify Ghana for a FIFA World Cup in 2014 and also led the team at the 2013 and 2019 AFCON tournaments.
Should he replace Otto Addo, it would mark his third stint as head coach of the Black Stars.
Other notable names include Walid Regragui, Herve Renard, Desmond Ofei and Kim Lars Bjorkegren.
The news follows the Ghana Football Association’s decision to sack Otto Addo as head coach of Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars.
Otto Addo was sacked following a series of poor performances from the Black Stars, capped with a 2-1 defeat to Germany just a few hours ago on Monday, March 30, 2026.
Earlier, the Black Stars were humiliated by Austria on March 27, 2026, after a 5-1 thrashing.
The association extended its gratitude to the coach for his service to the country.
In the statement confirming the decision, the Ghana FA said, “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the head coach of the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo, effective immediately.
“The Association wishes to thank Otto Addo sincerely for his contribution to the team and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours,” parts of the statement read.
It added, “The Ghana Football Association will communicate the new technical direction of the Black Stars in due course.”
In related news, before his sacking, Otto Addo had said he was unfazed by calls for his dismissal following his side’s thrashing defeat at the hands of Austria.
According to Otto Addo, he does not read social media comments about him even when he wins a game.
Otto Addo stressed that his job has always been on the line, even after he qualified for the World Cup, so he does not really care about calls for his dismissal.
Speaking to the media ahead of Monday’s encounter with Germany in Stuttgart, Otto Addo stated, “This is the job of a coach. When we lose, people are mainly trying to bring you down. I don’t really read too many things”
“Even if we win, I’m not too much into social media or reading anything. Whatever people say, it’s normal, especially on an evening like this when the team didn’t play well and we also lost,” he added.