Ghana: Nana Fitz urges patience over coach selection
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian football administrator Fitzgerald Barkers Woode advises the Ghana Football Association not to rush its choice of the next Black Stars coach. A five-member committee is reviewing applications ahead of the two matches against Somalia scheduled for November, reports MyJoyOnline.
Ghanaian football administrator Fitzgerald Barkers Woode is calling on the Ghana Football Association not to rush the appointment of the next Black Stars coach. He spoke after the mutually agreed departure of Carlos Queiroz, following Ghana’s poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, reports MyJoyOnline.
Ghana lost 2-0 to Ivory Coast in Bouaké, then 4-2 at home to Gambia. To choose Queiroz’s successor, the federation and the Ministry of Youth and Sports formed a five-member committee to assess, interview and shortlist candidates. The deadline for applications was set for 15 October, according to MyJoyOnline.
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