Overview
- The Ghana Football Association announced Thursday that it and Carlos Queiroz had mutually agreed to terminate his contract after talks held in a spirit of mutual respect.
- Queiroz’s departure came two days after Ghana surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-2 at the Accra Sports Stadium to Gambia, a result that followed a 2-0 defeat away to Ivory Coast and left the Black Stars bottom of Group C with no points.
- The 73-year-old was first hired in April on a short deal for the 2026 World Cup, was reappointed by the GFA on September 2 for an indeterminate short spell, and leaves having guided Ghana to the World Cup knockout stage earlier this year.
- Queiroz finishes his spells with Ghana having won one, drawn two and lost four of seven matches while the team scored five goals and conceded 10, a record that the GFA and the coach cited alongside wider organisational shortcomings.
- Ghana must now appoint a new coach before back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Somalia in November, a task made urgent by fan anger over the collapse to Gambia and by calls for structural changes to support the squad.