Paris (France) (AFP) - Portuguese Carlos Queiroz will continue his mission as coach of the Ghanaian national team, despite initially announcing his departure from his position following the team’s exit from the World Cup, according to what the Ghana Football Association announced Thursday.
Published on: 09/03/2026 - 15:29
The 73-year-old Portuguese coach led the Black Stars to the round of 32 in the World Cup this summer, before the team exited the tournament at the hands of Colombia.
Queiroz, who previously led the Iranian national team in the 2022 World Cup, later announced that he would not extend his contract with the Ghanaian national team.
But the Ghana Football Association has now reached an agreement with the Portuguese coach to return for “the next phase of the national team programme.”
The federation said in a statement: “After discussions between the Ghana Football Association and the Ministry of Sports and Entertainment, it was agreed that Carlos Queiroz would assume a new coaching mission, starting from the upcoming international break.”
The Ghanaian national team will begin its qualifying campaign for the 2027 African Cup of Nations later this month, with two matches against Ivory Coast and Gambia.
The third group of qualifiers also includes the Somali national team, noting that the next African Cup of Nations finals will be held in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Queiroz, who worked as an assistant coach for Manchester United of England and Real Madrid of Spain, previously coached the national teams of Portugal, Colombia, Egypt and Qatar at the international level.
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