{
  "id": 19770374,
  "title": "Permanent Black Stars job is not a question for me – Interim coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/permanent-black-stars-job-is-not-a-question-for-me-interim-coach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T06:03:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/permanent-black-stars-job-is-not-a-question-for-me-interim-coach/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Lars Björkegren, the interim coach of the Ghana national football team, has stated that securing the permanent coaching position is not his primary focus. His main responsibility is to help the team win matches and qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. This was revealed after Ghana secured a 2-0 victory over Somalia in an AFCON qualifier at the Sekondi Sports Stadium. The Swede's comments came after Jonas Adjetey and Felix Afena-Gyan scored, marking Ghana's first win in the 2027 qualifying campaign and ending an eight-match winless run in AFCON qualifiers.\n\nWhen asked about his suitability for the permanent coaching position amidst questions surrounding the Black Stars' technical direction, Björkegren declined to discuss his future. He remains focused on the immediate task at hand. \"It's not a question for me; I'm going to do my best when I'm here. I said it the whole time, my job is to be here to support Ghana, to be there for the boys, and do my absolute best to win every game and to help the boys back in this group, because I think we can go all the way and qualify for the AFCON. So, I’m doing my job now, and then we will see what happens after this,\" he stated.\n\nBjörkegren's task is to build on Thursday's victory by guiding his team to another win against Somalia on Monday. He believes his players have the capability to replicate their second-half performance. \"It's football, you never know, but I think how we played in the second half, we bring that energy, and how we played, I think it was a good football, we were entertaining the fans, we had more chances, and we played pretty well,\" he said. \"I think we had total control in the end, it was a safe three points in the end, even if, like I said, we maybe missed a couple of chances, especially penalty, it is what it is. But overall, I’m happy with what the boys did, and I’m pretty sure we can do the same thing here in a few days again.\"\n\nGhana aims to capitalize on this momentum by securing another victory in the return fixture as they strive to revive their campaign and inch closer to qualification for the 2027 AFCON.",
  "summary": "Black Stars interim coach Kim Lars Björkegren says securing the permanent Ghana coaching position is not his immediate concern, insisting his responsibility is to help the team win matches and qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Jordan Ayew misses first penalty for Black Stars after 12 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/jordan-ayew-misses-first-penalty-for-black-stars-after-12-years",
        "published": "2026-11-12T16:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Black Stars beat Somalia to secure first win in 2027 AFCON qualifiers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/black-stars-beat-somalia-to-secure-first-win-in-2027-afcon-qualifiers",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:04:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "'It feels amazing to score my first goal'- Jonas Adjetey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/it-feels-amazing-to-score-my-first-goal-jonas-adjetey",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:17:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}