Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams says Ghana’s next Black Stars head coach, if appointed from abroad, must spend more time in the country as part of efforts to improve the national team.

Ghana are searching for a successor to Carlos Queiroz, who parted ways with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following the team’s disappointing start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

The country is expected to appoint a new head coach before the final round of qualifying matches against Ivory Coast and The Gambia.

Speaking in an interview with Citi FM, Adams said the expectation had been communicated to the GFA as discussions continued over the appointment of a new coach.

“In our engagement [with the GFA], we indicated that our coach should also be interested in spending time in Ghana,” Adams said.

“You can’t have a national team coach who visits the country only when the team is coming to play a competition… then you are not a national team coach.

“The coach must spend more time here and maybe go to Europe to also scout there from time to time,” he added.

Meanwhile, an interim technical team is expected to take charge of the Black Stars for their double-header against Somalia next month at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Reports have linked Black Queens coach Kim Lars Björkegren, Godwin Attram and Ibrahim Tanko with roles in the temporary technical setup.

Ghana are bottom of Group C without a point after losing their opening two qualifying matches. The Black Stars are seeking to return to the AFCON after missing the 2025 tournament in Morocco.