{"id":247914,"date":"2026-04-28T22:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=247914"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:06:33","slug":"we-needed-a-ready-coach-kofi-adams-justifies-short-term-deal-for-carlos-queiroz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/28\/we-needed-a-ready-coach-kofi-adams-justifies-short-term-deal-for-carlos-queiroz\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe needed a ready coach\u201d \u2013 Kofi Adams justifies short-term deal for Carlos Queiroz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams has defended the decision to appoint Carlos Queiroz as Black Stars head coach, stressing that Ghana needed an experienced and World Cup-ready manager with the tournament fast approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on Asempa FM, Adams explained that the limited time before the 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2014less than two months\u2014made it essential to secure a coach capable of making an immediate impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To balance urgency with caution, the Ministry and the Ghana Football Association agreed on a flexible, short-term arrangement rather than a long-term commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe needed a coach who is ready to take the team because the World Cup is just around the corner. Whether local or foreign, the coach must be ready,\u201d Adams stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He confirmed that Queiroz has been handed a contract of up to four months, covering the duration of the tournament, with any extension dependent on performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 73-year-old Portuguese tactician replaces Otto Addo and faces an immediate test, leading Ghana in a tough Group L alongside England national football team, Croatia national football team, and Panama national football team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams has defended the decision to appoint Carlos Queiroz as Black Stars head coach,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224765,"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":[12,261,13,14],"class_list":["post-247914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-black-stars","tag-carlos-queiroz","tag-ghana-black-stars","tag-ghana-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247914","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=247914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}