The Black Stars coaching position has attracted interest abroad after Swiss-born former Ethiopia and Gambia coach Raoul Savoy applied for the job that fell vacant following the exit of Avram Grant last month.
According to SportWorldGhana, Savoy wrote to Ghana Football Association and said that he can win the AFCON trophy if given a chance.
“I applied for the job because I’m sure Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa and I think I can help the Black Stars win the Afcon in 2019,” said Savoy.
“Going forward, local players need to be developed as future for the Black Stars in the next four or five years.
“I think a lot of local talents need to be unearthed and Ghana has a very good league.”
The 43-year old has also previously coached Swaziland and the Central African Republic.
He holds a UEFA coaching license and is also a qualified youth instructor.Apart from national side he has equally good experience handling club sides, having been in charge of Swiss sides Neuchatel Xamax, FC Sion II, Algerian outfits MC El-Eulma, MC Oran, MC Oujda, among others.
“I believe I can help Ghana be on top of African rankings.
“I don’t know the criteria the GFA will use, but coaching in the four corners of Africa gives me the edge and I know the concept of African football.”
His record during his last job with the Scorpions of Gambia was not rosy.He was appointed in May 2015 where he led the team to draws and defeats. These included a 1-1 draw against Uganda and a 3-1 loss to Morocco in friendly encounters.
In international competitions, The Gambia drew goalless with South Africa away, before losing at home to Cameroon 1-nil in the first-leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
For the World Cup qualifiers, The Gambia drew with Namibia 1-1 in Banjul, but went on to be eliminated in the return leg after being beaten 2-1 in Windhoek.
In all these encounters, good performance and victory was not the outright portion of the national team.
The Gambia never won a single match, hence the poor results caused the termination of Savoy’s contract, which was initially a two-year contract (15 May 2015 to May 2017).
