Copley’s addition to Kwesi Appiah’s backroom staff will be a major boost to the senior national male football team of Ghana in the quest of the four times champions of Africa to end their long wait for a continental trophy.
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Simon Copley is currently the head coach of Arsenal U-14 team and he will be with the Black Stars before and during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 74-year-old who holds UEFA Licence A is expected to travel with the team to Dubai for pre-tournament camping.
Simon Copley joined the coaching staff of Arsenal in 2015, after a stint with Premier League side West Ham United.
Copley also previously coached for his hometown club - Dartford Football Club.
Ghana have been drawn in Group F with defending champions Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau.