Ghana has fired coach Chris Hughton following the Black Stars group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana’s Black Stars finished on two points in Group B, drawing 2-2 with both Egypt and Mozambique following a 2-1 defeat by Cape Verde in their opener.

Ghana was eliminated on Tuesday after the results did not go in their favour, despite having remote prospects of moving on as one of the four teams in third place.

Hughton had been appointed as Ghana head coach in February last year.

"Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. The executive council has also taken a decision to dissolve the technical team of the Black Stars,” a Ghana Football Association (GFA) statement said.

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"The GFA will in the coming days provide a roadmap on the future direction of the Black Stars."

In February 2022, former Brighton and Newcastle United manager Hughton started serving as the four-time European winners' technical adviser.

He took over as manager from Otto Addo, who resigned after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where Ghana finished bottom of Group H with just one victory in three games.

Ghana and the other West African teams were eliminated in the group stage of the 2021 Afcon finals in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, respectively.

The GFA said it was "100%" behind Hughton after a fan had a "verbal altercation" with the coach following their shock defeat by Cape Verde.

The West Africans had also endured a mixed start to 2026 World Cup qualifiers under Hughton, beating Madagascar with a stoppage-time goal before losing 1-0 in Comoros.