Here are 10 things you need to know about the new Black Stars coach.
- Charles Kwablan Akonnor started his career in Ghana playing as a winger for youth sides Young Hearts Tema and Okwawu United before he signed his first professional contract with Obuasi Goldfields.
- In 1992, Akonnor moved to Germany and spent 12 years playing for Fortuna Köln, VfL Wolfsburg and SpVgg Unterhaching.
- At Wolfsburg, Akonnor became a very crucial player in the team and in the 2001/02 season, he was appointed as team captain.
- The new Black Stars coach had the opportunity of coaching three of the biggest teams in Ghana; Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak and AshGold.
- Akonnor won the coach of the year award at the 2019 Ghana Football Awards after winning the NC Special Cup with Kotoko - his first major silverware.
- As a player, he managed 41 caps for Ghana and was named as captain of the Black Stars following Abedi Pele’s retirement. Akonnor was never recalled again after applying for (and receiving) German citizenship.
- In October 2019, Akonnor was appointed as the assistant manager of the Black Stars succeeding Ibrahim Tanko. His appointment was terminated in January 2020 after the GFA dissolved the technical crews of the senior teams.
- As a coach, Akonnor never hid his admiration for former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan. During his time at Kotoko, the 45-year-old coach expressed his desire to sign Gyan.
- His son Charles Jesaja Herrmann is also a footballer who plays as a forward; he came through the youth system at VfL Wolfsburg.
- Off the pitch, Akonnor loves to eat apem and abom, a Ghanaian delicacy in the mornings and his favourite hobby is spending time playing with his kids.
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