Desmond Offei has assumed the role of the new Head Coach for the Black Satellites.
The 35-year-old holds a UEFA A (Level 4) coaching license and boasts an impressive coaching career that includes serving as the former U-18 Head Coach and U-21 coach at Royal Antwerp FC, as well as previous roles as the Head Coach for Lokeren U-21 and Lusitano SAD.
Desmond is currently employed at the Technical Directorate of the Ghana Football Association, where he serves as the head of high performance. For the past nine months, he has been working as an assistant coach alongside former coach Samuel Boadu.
His coaching experience spans multiple countries, including Belgium, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
Supporting Desmond Offei in his coaching role are two distinguished assistants: former Ghanaian football star Nii Ordartey Lamptey and Heart of Lions coach Salifu Fatawu.
Nii Ordartey Lamptey, a former Ghanaian International player, has a rich footballing history, with a career that spanned from 1990 until 2008. He notably played for renowned clubs such as Anderlecht, Aston Villa, PSV Eindhoven, Coventry City, Boca Juniors, Ankaraguchu, Shangdon Luneng, Greuther Fürth, and União Leiria. Lamptey’s illustrious career includes leading Ghana to victory in the 1991 FIUFA U-17 World Cup in Italy, where he also earned the FIFA Best Player of the Tournament award. He represented Ghana at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and participated in the 1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Australia, as well as the 1992, 1994, and 1996 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
The other Assistant Coach, Salifu Fatawu, previously served as the coach for FC Tanga and Swedru All Blacks. He also worked under Karim Zito’s leadership, contributing to Ghana’s victory in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania in 2021.
