ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — World Cup-bound Ghana named Carlos Queiroz its new men’s national team coach on Monday, less than two months until the tournament.
“Coach Queiroz will begin work immediately,” the Ghana Football Association said in a statement.
Ghana will face Panama in Toronto on June 17 in Group L of the World Cup, before playing England outside Boston and Croatia in Philadelphia.
The Black Stars also have preliminary games scheduled against Mexico on May 22nd and Wales on June 2nd.
“This is more than just a job, it’s a mission,” Queiroz said in a statement on the GFA website. “And I am ready to once again dedicate all my experience and knowledge to the game and to the well-being of people.”
Queiroz was selected from more than 600 applications from within Japan and abroad because of his extensive experience at the World Cup.
He qualified for South Africa at the 2002 World Cup, led his native Portugal to the knockout stages in 2010, and coached Iran to the tournament in 2014 and 2018.
Queiroz recently led the Oman national team, which failed to qualify for the World Cup. He resigned three weeks ago.
he On behalf of Otto Addowas fired on March 31 after losing four consecutive warm-up games.
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