Chris Hughton begins his stint as head coach of Ghana with a mouth-watering Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Angola at Kumasi’s Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday.

The Irishman, who boasts a wealth of experience under his belt, will hope to hit the ground running as the Black Stars begin their quest for a 10th consecutive AFCON appearance.

Ghana Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying form:

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Ghana form (all competitions):

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Angola Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying form:

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Angola form (all competitions):

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Ghana possible starting lineup:

Ati; Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Samed; Sulemana, Kudus, J Ayew; Williams

Angola possible starting lineup:

Marques; Buatu, Gaspar, Ndefe, Afonso; Fredy, Show, Luz; Dala, Costa, Papel

Ghana 3-0 Angola

Ghana head into the midweek clash with a star-studded squad capable of comfortably getting the job done. While Angola are no pushovers, the Black Stars should be too difficult to handle and so we see Hughton kicking off his reign at the helm of affairs on a high.