Ghana FA Set To Name German Trainer Bernhard Lippert As New Technical Director - Reports

The Ghana Football Association are set to appoint German trainer Bernhard Lippert as technical director according to media reports.

The country's football governing body are currently on a haunt to name a new technical director following the exit of Francis Oti Akenteng in March.

Over 100 coaches applied for the job but six coaches have been shortlisted for the job.

The six candidates comprise of three local coaches and expatriates coaches after a videoconferencing.

However, the Ghana Football Association have settled on Lippert as the new technical director.

Negotiations between the Ghana FA and the 58-year-old tactician are far advanced.

Lippert worked between 1994 and 1997 as manager of the Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team, Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure.

• Who is Bernhard Lippert?

Bernhard Lippert (born March 12, 1962, in Sailauf) is a German football manager.

Lippert worked between 1994 and 1997 as manager of the Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team, Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure.

In 1997, he was promoted as he became assistant manager of the first squad he worked there until 2000.

Between December 9 and December 19, 1998, he was caretaker of the SGE.

Between 2000 and November 2005 he managed the Amateure again.