Chris Hughton Ghana role explained as former…

Chris Hughton Ghana role explained as former Nottingham Forest boss helps at World Cup

Eagle-eyed football fans have spotted a familiar face at the Qatar World Cup in Chris Hughton.

The former Nottingham Forest head coach is working with Ghana as a technical advisor and has been present at their World Cup matches against Portugal and South Korea so far. Ghana face a pivotal showdown with Uruguay in Group H at 3pm and currently sit in second place, two points ahead of South Korea in third and today's opponents in fourth.

Hughton left the Reds 15 months ago and was replaced by Steve Cooper, who steered the club to Premier League promotion last season. Former Newcastle and Brighton boss Highton departed the City Ground in September last year after Forest picked up just one point in their opening seven matches of the Championship season.

Under his management, Forest had a win rate of just 26.4 per cent across a nine-month period across two seasons. Since leaving the Reds Hughton, whose father was born in Ghana, has been linked with a number of management jobs in the Championship and League One.

None of those came to fruition and he is now taking up a new role on the international stage. "Tactics and selection are one thing but there are other issues such as media work," he said.

"I can help to take some of the pressure off with those things. I will be involved with the coach on tactics and the team we pick but he will have the final say." Hughton started his new job when Ghana faced Nigeria in a two-legged World Cup qualification play-off in March.

It was been confirmed that he will advise a new 'technical team' led by Borussia Dortmund assistant manager and former Ghana international Otto Addo. Interestingly, Hughton is also working alongside former Forest midfielder George Boateng - who coaches Aston Villa's under-23s - in Ghana's new technical team.

Former player Mas-Ud Didi Dramani also forms part of the set-up.