Avram Grant has ended his time as Ghana
coach after more than two years in charge of the Black Stars.
The Israeli's contract is shortly to expire
and at the Africa Cup of Nations, whereGhana finished fourth, he said there
would be no renewal.
Grant
said he had met with Ghana FA president KwesiNyantakyi and informed him
"the time is right for me to move on to a new challenge".
He
led Ghana to the Nations Cup final in 2015 and the semi-finals this year.
While
he was unable to end Ghana's more than 30-year wait for a fifth title -beaten
on penalties in the final against Ivory Coast two years ago and losing to
Cameroon in the last-four this time - Grant has once again made them
contenders.
When
he took the role in November 2014, Ghana were still reeling from a turbulent
World Cup campaign in Brazil, where they failed to win a single match against a
backdrop of off-field issues.
"I've
hugely enjoyed my time in Ghana taking over after the disastrous 2014 World Cup
campaign and rebuilding the squad to reach the final in the African Cup of
Nations for only the second time in 23 years, and also the semi-final of this
year's competition," he said.
"And the passion and loyalty of the
supporters is something I'll always remember."
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