Black Stars’ head coach, Fred Osam Doudo will be a relieved man with the expected announcement of a new coach for the Black Stars to beef up the technical arsenal of the team before Mali 2002. Indications are that the senior national team would get the services of a new coach before they begin battle in Mali.

Meanwhile the caretaker coach has announced that the Black Stars will be busy next month, December and January before CAN 2002 kicks off.

The team will be engaging in the following trial matches to keep them in shape for the Mali tournament.

 Mexico  vs. Ghana – December 19 
 Mali    vs. Ghana – December 25 
 Spain   vs. Ghana – December 29 
 Egypt   vs. Ghana – January 4 
 Ghana   vs. Togo –  January 7 
 Ethiopia is on standby.