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Football: Ghana entrusts qualifiers to interim coaching team

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Football: Ghana entrusts qualifiers to interim coaching teamPierre-Yves Beaudouin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kim Lars Björkegren will temporarily manage Ghana’s men’s national team, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, for the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The trio will prepare for the two-legged tie against Somalia, scheduled for 11 and 14 November, after two Ghanaian defeats, according to 3News.

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