The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, in consultation with key stakeholders, has appointed Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars.

The veteran coach brings a wealth of experience and has been tasked with leading Ghana’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Here are 10 key facts you should know about the tactician.

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, working with key stakeholders, has appointed Portuguese Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars.

The former Real Madrid, Manchester United, Portugal, and Iran coach will lead Ghana’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Ghana’s football hierarchy is locked in a high-stakes, last-minute scramble to appoint a top-class coach to rescue the Ghana national football team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, amid mounting pressure, tight timelines and strict financial limits.

With just over two months to Ghana’s opening group clash against Panama on June 17, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is racing to fill the vacuum left by the dismissal of Otto Addo, a decision that has triggered a broader shake-up within the technical department, including the exit of Technical Advisor Winfried Schaefer. 

Ghana’s Ghana U-17 women's national team, Black Maidens, put one foot in the next round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers with a composed and clinical 2–0 victory over Togo in the first leg in Lomé yesterday.

In a performance defined by control, discipline and attacking precision, the Maidens rose to the challenge at the Stade de Kégué, with Priscilla Mensah emerging as the match-winner with a well-taken brace.

Tyson Fury shook off some ring rust on his comeback to earn a unanimous points win over Arslanbek Makhmudov last Saturday and potentially set up a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua.

The former world heavyweight champion ended his latest retirement and 16-month break by dominating Russian Makhmudov to earn scores of 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Fury's British rival Joshua watching on from ringside among a crowd of approximately 60,000.

A former Arsenal footballer has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rape.

Ghana's Black Damsels successfully defended their girls’ title, while Senegal claimed the boys’ crown, as the two West African nations emerged as the top performers at the fourth edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Both finals were decided by penalties after identical 0–0 draws in regulation time, underscoring the tightly contested nature of this season’s tournament.

The President of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF), Frederick Otu Lartey, has issued a strong call for innovation and unity among executives as the sport grapples with mounting financial and structural challenges.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the Federation’s Leadership Retreat last Friday, Mr Lartey acknowledged funding constraints as a major obstacle but challenged members to rethink their approach to sustainability by creative avenues to mobilise resources capable of sustaining and expanding the sport.

Ghana has received a major vote of confidence ahead of next month’s 24th African Senior Athletics Championships, with the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) giving the green light for final preparations following a comprehensive inspection of facilities and logistics in Accra.

A high-level CAA delegation, led by Chief Executive Officer Lamine Fati and Head of TV Production Melinda Lomba, conducted an extensive assessment last Thursday at the University of Ghana Stadium, the main competition venue for the May 12–17 championship.

Ghana’s next boxing export to the global stage is gathering pace, with Michael Abban declaring his readiness for elite competition after another emphatic victory—and setting his sights firmly on a shot at the WBC International title.

The 22-year-old, nicknamed “Black Spider”, delivered a statement performance at the “Resurrection Fight Night” at Laboma Beach last Sunday, stopping Benin’s Damien Zannou in the fifth round of a fiercely contested undercard bout.

Ghana’s next world boxing champion may not be a distant prospect; it may already be unfolding in real time through the explosive rise of Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey.

The 23-year-old prodigy reinforced his meteoric rise with a commanding seventh-round stoppage of Namibia’s Jonas Erastus last Friday night to claim the WBA Africa Gold super flyweight title — his fifth career belt in under two year as a professional.

The March international break represented a penultimate opportunity for the head coaches of Africa's national sides to assess debutants, call up new players and get last-minute nationality switches over the line in anticipation of the World Cup.

From high-profile converts who could become key figures for one of the continent's 10 qualifiers during the tournament, to new faces who will be hoping they can force their way into contention, here's our team-by-team guide for the debuting World Cup hopefuls who launched their international careers this month.

A year on from one of the darkest nights in Ghanaian boxing, Richard Amevi still walks into the ring with the same calm authority, but with a perspective shaped by tragedy, duty and an unshaken conscience.

On March 29, 2025, the experienced referee found himself at the centre of a moment that would send shockwaves across the boxing world.

Nigerian fighter Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, a former West African champion, collapsed in the third round of his light heavyweight contest against Ghana’s Jonathan Mbanugu during Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League at the Bukom Boxing Arena.

Ghanaian football stands at a defining crossroads, and the next decision by the Ghana Football Association will reverberate far beyond the dugout.

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup looming, the choice of a new head coach is no longer a routine administrative exercise—it is a high-stakes strategic call that could either revive the Black Stars or deepen a worrying cycle of decline.

Medeama SC produced a ruthless, title-chasing performance to dismantle Asante Kotoko 4-0 in a stunning showdown at the TNA Stadium in Tarkwa, surging back to the top of the Ghana Premier League with just five matches remaining.

In a contest billed as a potential title decider, it was anything but close.

The “Mauve and Yellow”, handled by Coach Ibrahim Tanko, tore into their illustrious opponents with a blend of defensive steel and clinical finishing, racing into a commanding 3-0 lead by half-time and never looking back in a statement victory that could define the title race.