Former Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as the new boss of Ghana. 

Following extensive talks between Hughton and the Ghanaian Football Association since the culmination of the World Cup in December, the 64-year-old has agreed to succeed Otto Addo. 

Hughton has worked as technical director for Ghana for the last 12 months, having most recently been manager of Nottingham Forest in the Championship. 

The Irish international managed Norwich between June 2012 and April 2014 - overseeing 82 matches in charge of the Canaries in the Premier League. 

He succeeded Paul Lambert in the role but was unable to appease supporters with his style of play during his tenure at Carrow Road. 

Hughton went onto manage Brighton, helping them reach the Premier League and having real success on the South Coast before being replaced by Graham Potter. 

He became Ghana's technical director whilst on a family holiday visiting his father's birthplace. 

Alongside Addo, he played a major role in their planning for Qatar, with Ghana finishing bottom of Group H with three points. 

Hughton's priority will be ensuring Ghana qualify for the African Cup of Nations. His first game in charge will be against Angola in March. 
The Pink Un: Chris Hughton during his spell as Norwich manager.Chris Hughton during his spell as Norwich manager. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd)

Former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng will stay on as assistant coach along with Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.

In a statement released via the Ghanaian FA website, the federation said: 'The Ghana Football Association has the pleasure to appoint Chris Hughton as Head Coach of the Black Stars following extensive deliberations between the two parties.

'The appointment is in line with the vision of the GFA to continue with the project of building a formidable squad that started with Otto Addo in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament.'