Bento, the 'most likely to lead the World Cup' becomes the '0th priority' for Ghana's head coach in crisis... "It's a sudden rise, beating 600 applicants."

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Paulo Bento (57), who led South Korea to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has emerged as a candidate for the next head coach of Ghana's national team with the 2026 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup just around the corner.

Ghanaian media "Yen" reported on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that "Bentu is showing great interest in taking the helm of the vacant Ghanaian national team."

The media said, "More than 600 leaders have submitted applications so far, but among them, Bento is in the spotlight as a strong competitor."

Initially, the Ghana Football Association is reportedly discussing Joachim Loeb, who led the team to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as the first priority. However, as Loeb himself directly denied this, the weight seems to lean toward Bento.

Coach Loeb drew the line in an interview with Germany's "Sky Sports," saying, "No one has officially contacted me from Ghana." Morocco's coach Walid Regraghi also declined the nomination early, leading to relay tests by masters.

The Ghana Football Association recently dismissed coach Otto Addo for his poor performance. Ghana lost four consecutive games starting with the match against Japan (0-2) in November last year and the match against Korea (0-1), Austria (1-5), and Germany (1-2). Then, the Ghana Football Association made a super-strong move to dismiss the head coach just over three months before the opening of the World Cup.

In addition to Bento, Ghana also has Saudi Arabia's head coach, Erbernard, and Kwasi Appia, who leads the Sudanese national team, on the list. In particular, coach Renard has been shaking his position due to his recent sluggish performance in the Saudi national team. Ghana reportedly watched the situation closely and prepared to move quickly.

However, Bento's clear tactical colors and international competition experience shown at the Qatar World Cup are far outstanding among 600 applicants. "When Bento was in charge of the Portugal national team in the past, he also beat Ghana 2-1 in the group stage of the 2014 Brazil World Cup," the media said.

Kurt Okraku, president of the Ghana Football Association, put forward three top conditions for the next coach: "a person to be respected, an outstanding history, and restoring the team's faith." "We will appoint a new head coach within two weeks," he said. Attention is focusing on whether Ghana, which is in crisis, will leave the baton to Bento and take the stage in 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup.

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