Appoint Prosper Narteh as Black Stars stop gap coach – Nyaho Tamakloe tells GFA

Former Ghana Football Association boss Dr Nyaho Tamakloe has called on the association to appoint Asante Kotoko gaffer Prosper Narteh Ogum as a stop-gap coach for the Black Stars.

Ghana is without a coach following the sacking of Serbian gaffer Milovan Rajevac after the four-time African Champions poor showing at the just ended 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

The West African powerhouse exited the tournament from the group stage following a poor run of results including losses to Morocco (1-0); Comoros (3-2) and a 1-1 draw with Gabon.

Speaking to the Graphic Sports, the Board Member of Hearts of Oak entreated the Ghana FA to appoint Prosper Narteh Ogum as interim coach for the Black Stars while they put measure in place to appoint a substantive trainer for the national team.

According to him, during his tenure as the GFA boss, a similar thing happened when Coach Mariano Barreto abandoned the team midstream and he had to quickly appoint the late Coach Sam Arday as a short-term measure before employing a substantive coach.

“When Baretto left, we brought in Arday as a stop-gap coach and before he came Arday told me he could only work for a month after which we advertised for the position and brought Serbian Ratomir Dujkovic, who qualified us for the first World Cup in 2006,” Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe recalled.

“They should go in for the Kotoko coach, Prosper Ogum Narteh, as a stop-gap coach because he has changed the face of Kotoko, which is what we need now. After that they can search for a quality coach who understands and have passion for Ghana and also has knowledge and experience”, he advised.