Africa Cup of Nations-profitable mentor Herve Renard unveiled rejoining Ghana remains a good solution for him.
The Frenchman has acquired prominence on the continent, getting led Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire to glory at the elite championship, in 2012 and 2015, respectively.
He went on to coach Morocco at the 2017 and 2019 Afcons and the 2018 World Cup but his initial doing work spell in Africa was as an assistant to then Ghana coach Claude Le Roy at Afcon 2008.
“Yes, I have to come back again one particular day to enable just one country [Ghana] to earn, and that state hasn’t won it for a very long time,” Renard instructed Juliet Bawuah in a reside video chat on Twitter.
“It will be a amazing obstacle but at the moment you cannot chat about it.
“In 2008 when I was the assistant coach, Ghana was 14th in the environment and I think it will be a incredibly excellent selection for me.”
Curiously, Renard’s sides conquer Ghana on the street to winning Afcon on both events.
In 2012, Zambia handed Ghana 1- defeat in the semi-final, in advance of they upset favourites Cote d’Ivoire on penalties in the closing.
In 2015, Cote d’Ivoire beat Ghana on penalties in the last to win the event following a – draw right after excess-time.
“The ultimate in 2015 concerning [Cote d’Ivoire] and Ghana, I have hardly ever watched that match considering the fact that,” Renard remarked.
“I only obtained to check out the video game some 3 weeks back and I believe Ghana was the improved facet.
“Ghana performed far better and I imagine we had been a little bit lucky.”
Renard is now the head mentor of Saudi Arabia, obtaining assumed responsibility soon after leaving Morocco next a disappointing Afcon marketing campaign in Egypt last calendar year.
Ghana has not gained Afcon considering the fact that 1982.
In 1992, the Black Stars completed second, dropping to Cote d’Ivoire in a penalty shoot-out.
At South Africa 1996, Ghana arrived at the semi-finals once again, this time positioning fourth after falling to Zambia in the third-place play-off.
The West Africans finished third and next, respectively, in 2008 and 2010 right before producing consecutive fourth-placed appearances at Gabon/Equatorial Guinea in 2012 and South Africa 2013.
At Equatorial Guinea 2015, Ghana, under former Chelsea coach Avram Grant, came mighty near when again, this time losing to Cote d’Ivoire on penalties in the ultimate.
In 2017, the Black Stars finished the tournament in fourth situation but failed to make the quarter-finals of the championship for the very first time considering the fact that 2006 at Egypt 2019, the place they succumbed to Tunisia on penalties in the Round of 16.
