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Former Ghana U-17 star Laryea Kingston confirmed new Black Starlets coach

Former Ghana international, Laryea Kingston has been handed the coaching job of the national under 17 team, Black Starlets.

The former Accra Hearts of Oak and Accra Great Olympics winger ,who won 42 caps and played in two Africa Cup of Nations (2006 and 2008) for Ghana, previously worked under Karim Zito as Black Starlets assistant coach.

Laryea spent thirteen years abroad plying his international career in Russia, Scotland, the Netherlands, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Laryea Kingston will be assisted by former Hearts of Oak captain Jacob Nettey and Nana Agyemang.

Jacob Nettey is a former captain of Accra Hearts of Oak who led them to the famous CAF Champions League glory in 2000.

Nettey featured for the Black Stars during the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000 (co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria) and a member of the Ghana squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

The former Black Stars defender won six Premier League titles and three FA Cup trophies during his stint with Accra Hearts of Oak.

Nana Agyemang is a CAF License A and UEFA Licence B holder who previously worked with Adenta United, Barbarossa Academy, the Lizzy Sports Complex Academy and ProGen Football Club.

The new technical team has been tasked to assemble a formidable squad for the next edition of the WAFU B U-17 Cup of Nations, Accra 2024 and the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Credit: Ghana FA

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