Chris Hughton has long been touted as a future Ireland manager. But he is in line for the post of Ghana national team boss with a bid to bring the Black Stars to the World Cup finals.

Also Read : EX-EGYPT AND AL AHLY COACH EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BLACK STARS OF GHANA JOB

Ghana have a World Cup play-off, over two legs, against Nigeria on the way in March. And the Ghana Football Association (GFA) are keen for an experienced coach to guide the Black Stars past the Nigerians, 16 places above them in the FIFA world rankings.

Also Read : ASTON VILLA UNDER-23S COACH GEORGE BOATENG CONSIDERED TO TAKE OVER BLACK STARS COACHING JOB

Hughton (63) has been out of work since September, when he was sacked by Nottingham Forest. But there is still interest in the former Brighton and Norwich boss. He landed in Ghana for talks with their FA earlier this week about the vacancy of national team boss.

Ghana, ranked 52nd in the world, are in crisis after a dismal showing at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, where they managed just one point from three games. This poor perfomance led to the sacking of the Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac.

Also Read : GFA CONFIRMS THE SACKING OF MILOVAN RAJEVAC AT THE HELM OF THE BLACK STARS

Hughton has a strong link with Ghana as his father, Willie, was from there. And he has often spoken of his links with the African nation.