James Kwesi Apiah has been confirmed as coach of the Black Stars. The 56-year-old would be making a return to the Black Stars after having managed the team from April 2012 to September 2014. The coaching job of Ghana had been vacant since Israeli Avram Grant, the 33rd man to coach the West African nation since independence, resigned from his post following his failure to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. With most Ghanaians divided on whether to welcome the Al Khartoum manager back into the role for a second stint, Pulse Sports presents you his numbers from his first stint. Have a look and decide whether you are for or against the former Black Stars captain's appointment as the new Black Stars coach. KWESI APPIAH'S NUMBERS AS GHANA COACH (2012-2014) Overall Record Games Played: 31 Won: 16 Lost: 9 Drawn: 6 Goals Scored: 62 Goals conceded: 33 Winning percentage: 51.6% Goals (scored) per game ratio: 2 goals per game Record in competitive games Games played: 21 Won: 12 Lost: 5 Drawn: 4 Goals scored: 46 Goals conceded: 21 Winning Percentage: 57% Goals (scored) per game: 2.2 goals per game Record in non-competitive/friendly games Games played: 10 Won: 4 Lost: 4 Drawn: 2 Goals scored: 16 Goals conceded: 12 Winning percentage: 40% Goals (scored) per game ratio: 1.6 goals per game Achievements: --Fourth place, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa. --Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup (first for a black/indigenous Ghana coach) Trivia ---Before managing the Ghana national team, Kwesi Appiah's only other experience as a head coach had been with the Ghana U-23 team in 2011, whom he handled to a gold medal at that year's All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. ---He had, though, previously served as assistant coach of Ghana from 2007 to 2012. Appiah is a former player of the Black Stars who won the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations in Libya and later captained the team in the early 1990s. ---Kwesi Appiah's third job in management came in 2014 (to present) at Sudanese club Al Khartoum. He led the club to fourth place in th league in his first season (2015). In his second season (2016), he was named Sudanese coach of the Year after leading Al Khartoum to 5th place.
Source; pulse.com.gh