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[Nightwatchmare]

Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as new Ghana national team head coach with immediate effect.

73 year old Portuguese manager will lead Ghana at the 2026 World Cup.

The former Sporting CP manager and assistant coach to Manchester United Alex Ferguson will lead Ghana. I heard he has a defensive style.



https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2043760785961140307

With this coach they have known that they weren't going for the world Cup with a coach the country did not trust, Alex Ferguson expertise in the premier League is still respected even when he is not coaching anymore so since this new Ghana coach was his assistant before, he would no how to be creative with the Ghanaian team. The country most have spend much to bring him in coaching them, if it was super eagles Africa is were they could have stopped in search of coach because high expenses will make them no to. Senegal is a country that could use this kind of coach to enhance all the match they would play because the needed players for any coach is on the team.

Ghana did not trust this coach, they just see him as good option over their formal coach who showed incompetence in Ghana friendly matches against Australia and Germany, Alex Ferguson is still respected as one of the best coaches even as he is not coaching again but that is not proof Carlos Queiroz will do well with Ghana national team in the world cup because his philosophy and Alex Ferguson philosophy are different. Bringing in foreign coach involve plenty of money, so i agree Ghana football federation spent much to bring in Carlos Queiroz from Portugal, if the super eagles of Nigeria want a foreign coach to coach them, Nigeria football federation will bring in one and expenses will not be a problem to that because plenty of foreign coaches has coached the super eagles of Nigeria in time past.

[Rruchi man]

I don’t see anything special about this manager, he may not be able to really outperform the former one.

I don't think you have done your research yet on what the Ghana Football Federation has seen in him to appoint him as coach, but I have, and I think it is based on the level of experience he has as assistant coach to Alex Ferguson, and won the Premier League and Champions League. He has also been at the World Cup before with countries like Iran, South Africa, and even Portugal.

Sometimes such experience cannot be overlooked. Since he has been in the World Cup before, he understands the tension.

[Italian Panic]

I don't think you have done your research yet on what the Ghana Football Federation has seen in him to appoint him as coach, but I have, and I think it is based on the level of experience he has as assistant coach to Alex Ferguson, and won the Premier League and Champions League. He has also been at the World Cup before with countries like Iran, South Africa, and even Portugal.
Sometimes such experience cannot be overlooked. Since he has been in the World Cup before, he understands the tension.

Carlos Queiroz has always been a good assistant manager; I don’t understand why he never quite made it as a head coach. He has excellent tactical knowledge, but perhaps the fact that he never played football is holding him back. Ghana have made a great signing, and I think this will be his last managerial role given his age, but he will certainly give it his all.

[Agbe]

Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as new Ghana national team head coach with immediate effect.

73 year old Portuguese manager will lead Ghana at the 2026 World Cup.

The former Sporting CP manager and assistant coach to Manchester United Alex Ferguson will lead Ghana. I heard he has a defensive style.



https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2043760785961140307

It is a good move. I think with this they can do well in the world cup. Is there any international or regional friendly games to test the coach? Or he is going to the World Cup straight? I think in this current Ghanaian National Team, the major problem was the Coach and now that they have gotten a new coach, they should look into the players and make some changes. Let's see how Ghana is going to perform in the WC.