According
to the west African nation’s football governing body, the Israeli will
succeed Kwesi Appiah if he can reach a financial agreement.
Ghana
FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi said at a press conference Friday that the
former Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham United manager stood out among the
final candidates – a shortlist which included Michel Pont, Juan Ignacio
Jimenez, Patrick Kluivert and Marco Tardelli.
However,
Nyantakyi said that if Grant – who is scheduled to be unveiled next
week – fails to agree on the financial terms, Juan Jimenez will be the
next coach of the four-time African champions.
“Our
preference is Avram Grant and Jimenez is our second choice. We have not
reached agreement with him yet but we’re left with some small details
which will be sorted out soon,” Nyantakyi said.
After
an interview in October, the FA said Grant impressed them with his
plans for the African side coupled with his strong record. He is
expected in Ghana in a few days’ time to finalise the deal.
Grant,
who is the technical director of BEC Tero Sasana, will in the interim
keep acting coach Maxwell Konadu as his deputy, Goal understands.
Ghana
parted ways with Appiah on September 12 after playing two 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifiers. He failed to lead the Black Stars to go
beyond the group stages of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil amidst a player
revolt which led to the expulsion of two midfielders – Sulley Muntari
and Kevin-Prince Boateng – from the camp.
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