Former Ghanaian international James Kwesi Appiah has been giving tips on how to succeed as the head coach for the Black Stars.

According to the experienced tacticians, a coach will need to be bold in his decision making, have a tough skin to deal with criticism, and also have the midst that sacking is part of the job.

In an interview with Light FM, Coach Kwesi Appiah shared, “One thing that I know is that, if you are fearful in taking decisions, accepting criticisms and facing sack on the Black Stars job, you are not going to be successful. For instance, if you fear of bringing in new good players to replace the old players, you are not going to do the country good.

The ex-Kotoko captain added, “Even our last game against South Africa, I included 8 debutants and I was told that do you know your job is at stake but I took the risk that if we get eliminated, the country will benefit from the new talents introduced for the future”.

Coach Kwesi Appiah has coached the Black Stars of Ghana on 2 different occasions.

Although he had his issues, he opines that his leadership skills and his boldness got him through.