In order to focus on serving as the Ghana national team’s assistant coach, George Boateng left his position at Aston Villa which he saw as an opportunity to join his nation’s technical staff for the biggest tournament.
George Boateng, who was born in Ghana and reared in Holland, is a part of Ghana’s current technical staff, Otto Addo and his technical team, who helped the Black Stars qualify for the World Cup, are in charge of the team and have been given a contract to do so through December 2022.
Before being appointed as Aston Villa’s U-23 coach in 2020, George handled Kelantan F.C. in Malaysia and Blackburn Rovers U-13, with which he finally impressed the Executive Committee Members of the Ghana Football Association to be included in the technical team of the senior national team.
Heading to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the 46-year-old coach claimed on his official Instagram page that he will be focusing on Ghana, a statement published on his official Instagram page confirms.
In order to have adequate time to prepare for the Black Stars in Qatar, he will join other members of the technical team such as head coach Otto Addo, Chris Hughton as technical director, and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.
Boateng provided an explanation for his departure in a message to his Instagram account, “Leaving Aston Villa after three wonderful seasons was not an easy decision but having the opportunity to coach my country at the World Cup was too good to turn down. I have learned so much, and I’m grateful for the time I spent at this beautiful, amazing club. I want to thank the players, staff and fans for their wonderful support, and I wish the club every success in the future. As for now, I will concentrate on my role as the Assistant Coach of Ghana ahead of the World Cup.”
