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

What the report says

Ghana has brought Carlos Queiroz back as coach of the Black Stars only two months after he stepped down following the country’s World Cup campaign, according to Al Jazeera’s report citing the Ghana Football Association. The 73-year-old Portuguese coach will begin a new assignment with the next international window, although the length of the appointment was not described as fixed.

The GFA said Queiroz’s international experience and familiarity with the team were key reasons for the decision. He had guided Ghana to the World Cup round of 32 after being given limited time to prepare the squad. The article also notes that Ghana had been without a coach after separating from Otto Addo before the tournament.

His return comes as Ghana prepares for home-and-away qualifiers against Ivory Coast in the next international window, which runs from September 21 to October 6. That makes the appointment important for the Black Stars’ immediate competitive schedule and their longer-term rebuilding effort after the World Cup.

More broadly, Queiroz is a well-traveled coach with past national-team roles, including Portugal, Iran, Colombia, Egypt, Japan and South Africa. He has also previously coached Portugal earlier in his career. Al Jazeera’s report presents the move as an interim or open-ended reappointment rather than a long-term settlement.