Laryea Kingston, an ex-Ghana international, believes that despite never playing in the World Cup, he will one day lead a team there.
Between 2002 and 2010, Laryea was an important component of the Black Stars, making 41 appearances and scoring six goals.
The winger, however, was not a member of Ghana’s roster when the Black Stars competed in their first World Cup in 2006.
Despite playing substantially in the qualifiers, he was once again controversially left out of Ghana’s 23-man World Cup roster.
This effectively ended his hopes of playing in the World Cup, and he retired without fulfilling them.
Since retiring from football, Laryea has taken up management, having obtained a UEFA B coaching license in February.
And the 41-year-old believes he will one day manage a World Cup team, believing he is up for the assignment.
“I know I did not go to the World Cup as a player, but I believe deep in my heart that I will be in the World Cup as a coach one day,” he said on Radio Gold.
“I have educated myself well, I have my [coaching] style and I believe if I preach my style to my squad, Ghanaians will see something different.”
Laryea added: “I’m the type of coach that when I’m coaching, I like people to know that this is Laryea’s team playing, some kind of identity that people will see.
“So that’s the project I’m working on and I know it’s not going to be easy, there is going to be a lot of challenges and with the help of everyone around me, the support and everything, I think that we can all achieve something together.”
Laryea is currently single after leaving the Right to Dream Academy, where he worked as a youth coach, a few months ago.
