As part of moves to strengthen the technical team of the Black Stars, the Ghana Football Association appointed Kris Perquy as the Team's Psychologist.
The decision is to augment the technical team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March.
Here are the five you need to know about the Belgian.
Kris worked with the Belgian Football Association for 15 years, helping to professionalize their Football psychology offering for players and Coaches. He has developed a Coach Education program dubbed "Psychology for Football" which reached over 300 trainers.
Perquy was a member of the coaching staff for Belgium's Olympic athletes supporting the team during training camps and worked as Mental Coach for professional football clubs such as KSV Cercle Brugge, RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge and KV Oostende.
He is the Founder of the International Network of Football Psychologists, an organisation that provides platforms for the sharing of best practices amongst mental coaches from the highest echelons of European Football.
Perquy worked as Performance psychologist for a global E-Sports organisation and Mental Coach for Belgium's national male and female Handball teams. He prepared top swimming talents for the Olympic Games as well.
Kris Perquy holds a Masters degree in Organisational Psychology from the University of Gent and a Certificate in brain-based coaching from the Neuroleadership Institute in London, United Kingdom.
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