Ghana's FA says an open application process for the Black Stars job is about rebuilding public trust after a disastrous start to AFCON qualifying.
Ghana is starting a public search for its next Black Stars boss, and the Ghana Football Association says the goal is to rebuild trust with a fanbase that has run out of patience. After missing the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, the GFA is inviting applications for the vacant head coach job rather than quietly picking a name behind closed doors.
GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum explained the thinking. The process follows the approach agreed with the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, and the two bodies have set up a five-member committee to oversee the hunt for a substantive coach. That search began after Carlos Queiroz left following Ghana's shaky start to the 2027 AFCON qualifiers.
The pressure is real. The Black Stars have lost both of their opening Group C games, to Ivory Coast and The Gambia, and sit bottom of the table with zero points. For a nation of Ghana's pedigree, that is an alarming position so early in the campaign.
Asante Twum admitted the authorities could have gone after preferred targets through headhunting or recommendations, and he said the criticisms raised about the approach are valid. But he argued that the method matters as much as the outcome when the aim is to win back supporters who are weary after years of disappointment. Public sentiment and the demand for a fresh approach, he said, tipped the decision toward an open process.
The next big question is who steps forward, and whether the committee can land a coach who turns Ghana's qualifying campaign around before it slips away.
