Queiroz named Ghana coach ahead of World Cup

Ghana have ⁠appointed Carlos Queiroz as head coach, the ​country’s football ​association said on Monday, with the Portuguese set to make his fifth consecutive World Cup appearance.
Queiroz, 73, left his role as Oman coach last month ⁠after the side failed to qualify for ⁠the 2026 World Cup.
Ghana were left without a coach 72 days before the World Cup ‌kickoff after parting company with ​Otto Addo ⁠following friendly defeats by Austria ​and Germany in March.
'The ‌Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, working with ​all key stakeholders, has appointed Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars,” the GFA said in a ‌statement.
Queiroz led Portugal to the round ​of 16 at the 2010 World Cup and ​later ‌coached ⁠Iran at the last three editions of the tournament, recording three wins in ​13 matches.
Born in Mozambique, the ⁠former goalkeeper ​has also held coaching positions with Egypt, Japan, Colombia, and South Africa, and previously led Portugal in the early 1990s.
Ghana ​have been drawn in Group L ​alongside Croatia, England and Panama.