{"id":246453,"date":"2026-04-01T23:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=246453"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:54:01","slug":"gfa-reveals-timeline-for-new-black-stars-coach-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/01\/gfa-reveals-timeline-for-new-black-stars-coach-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA reveals timeline for new Black Stars coach appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Ghana Football Association (GFA)<\/strong> is expected to name a new Black Stars head coach within the next one to two weeks, according to FA president <strong>Kurt Okraku<\/strong>, as preparations intensify for the <strong>2026 FIFA World Cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okraku revealed the timeline following the dismissal of <strong>Otto Addo<\/strong>, stressing the urgency to secure a replacement ahead of crucial international fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe will have a new coach in a week or two,\u201d<\/em> he told <em>3Sports<\/em>, signaling the FA\u2019s determination to move swiftly in filling the vacancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addo was relieved of his duties after a string of disappointing results, including defeats to <strong>Austria<\/strong> and <strong>Germany<\/strong>, with the decision reportedly taken after a late-night meeting in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FA has since begun assessing both local and foreign candidates, with several names already linked to the role as Ghana seeks to stabilise the team and rebuild momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With time not on their side, the new coach will have limited opportunity to make an impact before the World Cup. The Black Stars are scheduled to face <strong>Mexico<\/strong> and <strong>Wales<\/strong> in May, fixtures that will serve as key preparation matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana have been drawn in a tough <strong>Group L<\/strong> alongside <strong>England<\/strong>, <strong>Croatia<\/strong>, and <strong>Panama<\/strong>, making a swift and decisive appointment crucial to the team\u2019s chances on the global stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is expected to name a new Black Stars head coach within the next one to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12,13,14,15],"class_list":["post-246453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-black-stars","tag-ghana-black-stars","tag-ghana-football","tag-kurt-okraku"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}