The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed that the national team is set to receive a substantive coach by November 2026, following Carlos Queiroz’s departure.

According to the local football governing body’s , Communications Director, Henry Asante Twum speaking during an appearance on Luv FM indicated that, while they await the appointment of a substantive coach for the Black Stars.

The committee was established on Friday, 2 October to recommend a successor to Carlos Queiroz, following a meeting between the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and GFA.

Following the committee’s search they recommended Swedish coach Kim Lars Björkegren, who is in charge of the Black Queens,to head the men’s team on a temporary basis for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) back-to-back games against Somalia in November.

Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram were recommended to serve as his assistants.

“They [committee] want to get us a coach by November. In terms of actuals, I don’t have, but I know by the end of the two games against Somalia, they will be in a position to tell who our coach is”, Asante Twum said

However, Asante Twum mentioned that the objective of the team is to get back on track in the AFCON qualifiers.

“The two games ahead of us are more important than any other subject. We need to get back on track and must get results in the next matches,” he said.

The Black Stars, who sit at the bottom of Group C without a point will hope to revive their campaign with wins against Somalia with both games expected to be played in Ghana.

Ghana is racing to return to the AFCON after missing out in the last edition hosted in Morocco.