The Ghana Football Association has confirmed the appointment of Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars.
The former Real Madrid, Manchester United, Portugal and Iran coach will lead Ghana’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The 73-year-old will coach at his fourth World Cup, having previously led Iran at the 2018 and 2022 editions as well as his native Portugal at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
Queiroz was most recently with the Oman national team, where he reportedly stepped down three weeks ago due to regional instability caused by the ongoing war in the Gulf Region. After coaching Iran at the 2022 edition in Qatar, the veteran tactician guided the Qatar national team in 2023 from February through December that year before taking a hiatus.
He began his head coaching career with Portuguese outfit Sporting CP before coaching club teams in the United States and Japan. His first experience in African football came with the South Africa national team, where he guided Bafana Bafana to qualification for the 2002 World Cup before resigning before the finals.
He also led the Egypt national team, taking the Pharaohs to the final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations where they fell to champions Senegal following a penalty shootout.
Queiroz was also an assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United with two spells sandwiched by a stint as head coach at Real Madrid. He left Old Trafford in 2008 to take the reins with the Portugal team, beginning fifteen years in charge of national teams that also included Colombia, Egypt and most notably Iran where he coached over 100 matches with the Asian powerhouse.
The former Real Madrid, Manchester United, Portugal, and Iran coach will lead Ghana’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Their opening match will be against Panama on June 17 in Toronto, Canada before traveling to the USA to face England (June 23) in Foxboro, Massachusetts and Croatia (June 27) in Philadelphia.
