OFFICIAL : Carlos Queiroz is new Black Stars coach

By: Bernard Nyankomago Kwasi

The Black Stars of Ghana will storm the 2026 FIFA World Cup under the tutelage of experienced manager Carlos Queiroz.

The Portuguese coach is expected to turn things around and lead Ghana to a successful tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico.

Coach Otto Addo was sacked after a dismal show in two friendly matches against Austria and Germany where the Black Stars lost miserably.

Search for his replacement has been intense for the past two weeks. Finally, the Sports Ministry in conjuction with GFA and the Executive Council have settled on Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach.

Carlos Queiroz has previously managed Real Madrid, Manchester United, Portugal and Iran. This time around he will direct affairs of an Africa side at the FIFA World Cup.

The veteran coach has a rich World Cup pedigree. He led South Africa to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He coached Portugal to the knockout phase in 2010 World Cup and took charge of Iran at both the 2014 and 2018 tournaments.

He has also held coaching roles in Egypt, Oman, Japan, and Qatar, and is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear during the World Cup.

He is expected to start work quickly to prepare the Black Stars for the FIFA Mundial which begins on June 11, 2026.

The Black Stars will play their first group match against Panama on June 17, 2026, in Toronto, Canada before engaging England and Croatia in the other Group L matches.

Queiroz has two international friendly matches against Mexico and Wales to test the preparedness of the Stars.