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Akwesi Appiah, former coach of the Black Stars of Ghana, has confirmed that preliminary talks have begun between him and the Sudanese Football Association to become the country’s head coach.

The 59-year-old is currently without any commitment after successfully seeing out his two-year deal with the Ghana Football Association last year December last year.

”We started talking yesterday (Sunday) and so it’s true, but these are preliminary talks. We are talking so we will see what happens,” Appiah told GHANASoccernet.com.

The former Ghana international is well known in Sudan following his exploits with top-flight Al-Khartoum Al Watani SC from 2014 to 2017.

He was named the best coach in the country and also qualified the military team to the CAF Confederation Cup.

Sudan are on the market for a new coach after parting ways with former Asante Kotoko coach, Zdravko Logarusic in December.