Maxwell Konadu, who was formerly an assistant coach of Ghana’s national football team, has applied for the vacant position of head coach.
He is currently the coach of Nsoatreman FC and is considered one of the most experienced coaches in the country.
With over 10 years of experience as an assistant and interim coach of the four-time World Cup participants, he has a strong track record.
Konadu worked alongside Kwasi Appiah as his assistant coach in 2012 and helped lead the team to the 2013 AFCON in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Maxwell Konadu played a significant role in the Ghanaian national football team as an assistant coach to various head coaches.
In September 2014, Konadu served as the stop-gap manager after Kwesi Appiah was sacked. He led the team to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. Later, in December 2014, Avram Grant was appointed as the head coach to lead the team to the tournament.
Konadu continued to serve as an assistant coach to Grant until he resigned in February 2017. When Appiah returned for his second stint with the team from April 2017 to December 2019, Konadu remained as an assistant coach. However, he partnered with Ibrahim Tanko to support Appiah during that time.
Between February 2020 and September 2021, Konadu was away from the team. However, he returned in September 2021 as an assistant coach to Milovan Rajevac when the Serbian was reappointed to succeed CK Akonnor as the head coach.
Maxwell’s experience with the team is believed to be one of the key assets, and sources say he believes he can transition into the head coach role and do a good job.
The Black Stars head coach role became vacant after the sacking of Chris Hughton following Ghana’s horrendous display at AFCON 2023, in Cote d’Ivoire where the country exited at the group stage.
The football governing body requested CVs from interested candidates until Friday, February 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM.
It is unclear when the GFA will shortlist the coaches who have applied, but Maxwell and Michael Osei are believed to be the indigenous coaches to have applied for the job.
One of the criteria for entry of application is the UEFA Pro coaching licence. Any coach who applies for the job without this licence is automatically disqualified, which means Maxwell and Osei might not be considered.
But sources say that coaches and many other coaches in the continent have the CAF licence A, the highest standard required to manage a national team at its competitions.
