Ghana reappoints Queiroz to lead Black Stars two months after stepping down

Carlos Queiroz quit the job after leading Ghana to the World Cup Round of ۳۲ but has returned for an interim period.

Carlos Queiroz has been reappointed Ghana coach for an indeterminate period, two months after stepping down in the wake of the country’s FIFA World Cup campaign.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday the ۷۳-year-old Portuguese coach would “embark on a new coaching mandate, commencing with the upcoming international window”.

“The GFA believes Queiroz’s extensive international experience, technical expertise, and knowledge of the Black Stars position him strongly to lead the team into this next chapter,” the association said in a statement.

The experienced former Iran, Portugal, Colombia and Egypt coach guided the Black Stars to the round of ۳۲ at the World Cup despite having only a couple of months to prepare them for the tournament.

Ghana were left without a coach ۷۲ days before the World Cup kickoff ‌‌after parting company with Otto Addo following friendly defeats by Austria and Germany in March.

Ghana are scheduled to play home and away group matches against Ivory Coast in qualifying for the ۲۰۲۷ Africa Cup of Nations during the next international window, which runs from September ۲۱ to October ۶.

Queiroz led Portugal to the round of ۱۶ at the ۲۰۱۰ ⁠⁠⁠⁠World Cup and later coached Iran in the last three ⁠⁠⁠⁠editions of the tournament, ⁠⁠⁠⁠recording three wins in ۱۳ matches.

Born in Mozambique, the former goalkeeper has also held coaching positions with Egypt, Japan, ‌‌‌‌Colombia and South Africa, and previously led Portugal in the early ۱۹۹۰s.