Chris Hughton ‘ATTACKED by fan at Ghana’s team hotel’ after Afcon defeat as ‘man is arrested’

A GHANA fan has been arrested for attacking manager Chris Hughton, reports say.

The Black Stars suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations.

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And according to media reports, including one from journalist Saddick Adams, A Ghanaian fan attacked Hughton in Abidjan.

The assault is said to have taken place at the team’s hotel and the unidentified man was handed to the Ivorian Police.

But other reports, led by Muftawu Nabila Abdulai, there was no arrest made but the fuming fan “used foul words” before “security took him away.”

Hughton became Ghana’s manager in 2023 after 13 years of coaching in England.

He was sacked by Nottingham Forest in 2021 before joining Ghana in a technical advisor role a year later.

Hughton was then appointed manager in February 2023.

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