The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has directed the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to undertake a major overhaul of the Black Stars’ technical and management structures following the team’s poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
The directive forms part of seven measures reportedly agreed at a meeting between the Ministry and the GFA Executive Council on Friday, October 2, following the departure of head coach Carlos Queiroz.
Under the proposed restructuring, the current Black Stars technical team is to be dissolved, while the existing management committees overseeing Ghana’s national teams are also expected to be disbanded.
The Ministry is expected to establish a new National Technical Management Committee as part of efforts to introduce changes to the structures responsible for managing the various national teams.
The development comes after the Black Stars suffered consecutive defeats in their opening Group C qualifying matches. Ghana lost 2-0 to Côte d’Ivoire in Bouaké before suffering a 4-2 defeat to The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Queiroz and the GFA mutually agreed to terminate their working relationship on October 1, a day after the defeat to The Gambia, bringing his tenure as head coach to an end.
Beyond the dissolution of the existing technical setup, the government is also set to have greater representation in the process of selecting Queiroz’s successor.
Three government representatives are expected to join a technical search committee that will oversee the recruitment of the next Black Stars head coach.
The arrangement would give the Ministry a more direct role in the selection process, particularly in view of government’s financial support for the country’s national teams.
The planned changes, however, do not extend to the GFA itself.
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has previously maintained that government does not have the authority to dissolve the GFA because it is a legally registered association.
The latest measures therefore appear to target the structures responsible for the administration and technical direction of the national teams rather than the country’s football governing body.
The restructuring comes at a critical point for the Black Stars, who are yet to earn a point from their opening two AFCON qualifying matches.
The GFA will now have to work within the proposed framework as Ghana begins the search for a new head coach and seeks to address the team’s poor start to the 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign.
