Ben's father. "He got 600 to 1 competition"" Bento's appointment of Ghana's head coach 'influential'... Should I 'play out' for the World Cup?

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Paulo Bento (57), former coach of the South Korean national soccer team, has emerged as a strong candidate to take the helm of the next Black Stars (Gana national soccer team).

Ghana Soccernet, which specializes in Ghanaian soccer, emerged as a strong candidate for the position of coach of the Ghana national soccer team, which is vacant by former coach Bento, on the 8th (Korea Standard Time). The Ghana Football Association is stepping up its work to find a new coach," he reported.

Currently, Ghana's national team has no official coach as coach Otto Addo has been replaced after a series of poor performances in recent international matches. In particular, with the opening of the 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup just 70 days away, the Ghana Football Association is under intense pressure to select a competent successor.

"Bentu is also very interested in the head coach of the Ghana national team and is strongly eager to return to the national team," the media said.

"The 54-year-old Bento led South Korea to the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and received great praise for his tactical discipline and systematic approach. We look forward to providing the Ghanaian national team with a rich World Cup experience," he said.

This is not the first time Bento has been connected to the Ghanaian head coach. He was also mentioned as a candidate when he quit the Korean national team in 2022. "Despite more than 600 applicants for the Ghanaian head coach position, Bento is still the most seriously considered candidate," the media said.

Other big names, such as coach Erber Renard, who led Saudi Arabia, are also included in the competition, but Ghana's soccer community is reportedly paying more attention to Bento due to the uncertainty surrounding Renard's current situation.

Since leaving the Korean national team, Bento has been doing wellHe made a difficult move. Before Fernando Santos took office, he negotiated with the Polish national team, and later took the helm of the UAE national team, but suffered a dismissal in March 2025.

"Despite these setbacks, the talented team and the Ghana national team ahead of the World Cup finals are expected to be an attractive opportunity for Bento to quickly return to the world stage," the media said.

"The Ghana Football Association is continuing the evaluation process to nominate the next Black Stars coach," he said, adding, "The final decision depends on whether Bento will accept the position, which is short-term but under great pressure."

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