Kwadwo Baah and James Abankwah will now have to work under new manager Ed Still at Watford, the club have announced.
The 35-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Vicarage Road after most recently working as Caretaker Manager at Belgian giants RSC Anderlecht.
Still has managerial experience with Royal Charleroi, K.A.S. Eupen and K.V. Kortrijk in Belgium and will take charge of the Hornets immediately ahead of the trip to Preston North End on Saturday (February 14, 3:00pm KO).
Charlie Daniels, who led the Hornets on an interim basis for the last two games, will take up the role of First Team Coach while Karim Belhocine will also join the club in the same position.
“I’m absolutely delighted,” Still said to watfordfc.com. “I’m so thrilled and proud to be here.
“This is a club which has a big place in English football and a fantastic history.
“All of the focus will be on winning games as quickly as possible and getting the best out of the players.
“Fans can expect our team to be aggressive, really compact defensively and attack with pace.”
Still, who is fluent in both English and French, previously worked as assistant to his brother Will at Lens, helping the club to an eighth-place finish in Ligue 1 at the end of the 2024/25 season.
He has also held backroom roles at Club Brugge, Royal Antwerp and Shanghai Port.
“Ed is a coach whom this young group of players will quickly identify with,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Duxbury.
“Ed’s appointment was made on the conviction that this is a coach whose modern and progressive coaching methods fit perfectly with our squad dynamic, who we believe will take the team forward, and who gives us a real chance to challenge for the play-offs.
”We are delighted Charlie Daniels has accepted Ed’s invitation to be part of his coaching staff, as we are really grateful for the job and work he did in the interim period.
”He quickly earned the respect of the technical department and the players, and his promotion maintains that link with the academy.”
