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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Chris Hughton as the technical adviser of the Black Stars ahead of the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup qualification play-off with Nigeria in March.

GFA announced the appointment in a statement released on its website on Wednesday.

The association said Hughton, who guided Brighton and Hoves Albion to gain promotion to the English Premier League in 2017, would be advising a newly reconstituted technical crew headed by Otto Addo, a former assistant coach with Borussia Dortmund.

“Former Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as Technical Advisor to the newly constituted Black Stars Technical team led by Otto Addo,” the statement read.

“Other members of the new Technical team include George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani. The 63-year old will provide Technical advice to the three-man team for next month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match against Nigeria.

“The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association took the decision at a meeting held in Accra on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Otto Addo, a former Ghana player, is currently the Assistant Coach of German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund – he boasts of about 13 years of Coaching experience that dates back to 2009 when he first took up the job of an Assistant Coach at Hamburger SV.

“The 46-year old previously worked as a scout for the Black Stars in 2013 prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.”

The GFA also confirmed that the first leg of the World Cup play-off clash with Nigeria would be played on March 24 at the Cape Coast stadium.

The reverse leg is expected to follow at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja three days later.

The winner of the encounter will earn a spot as one of Africa’s representatives at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.