Second time in three months. Just three weeks after coming back, Carlos Queiroz has walked away from Ghana again, and this time it was a 4-2 collapse at home to 116th-ranked Gambia that sealed it.

So, what on earth is happening with the Black Stars?

In a proper déjà vu moment, 73-year-old Portuguese tactician Carlos Queiroz has left his role as Ghana head coach for the second time in just three months. The Ghana Football Association confirmed they mutually agreed to rip up his contract after that painful 4-2 home defeat to The Gambia on September 29th, just days after a 2-0 loss to Côte d’Ivoire.

If you’re keeping track: Queiroz first quit on July 5th after Ghana’s World Cup exit. He was then coaxed back nine weeks later in early September. His second coming? It lasted barely three weeks.

And the numbers tell a grim story. In this latest spell, Ghana managed just one win in five competitive matches [the GFA statement referenced seven matches overall including friendlies], with two draws and two defeats. The real gut-punch was on Monday: Ghana, ranked 65th in the world, were 2-0 up at home against a Gambian side ranked 116th, and still contrived to lose 4-2.:

This isn’t just about tactics. For Ghanaian fans, it’s exhausting. The Black Stars are four-time AFCON champions who haven’t lifted a trophy since 1982, and the constant managerial merry-go-round is wearing down belief. Players need stability, fans need hope, and right now they’ve got neither.

Let’s not forget who Queiroz is. This is a man who has managed NINE national teams: South Africa, UAE, Colombia, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, and now twice with Ghana, plus Real Madrid in 2003/04 and two spells as Sir Alex Ferguson’s trusted No.2 at Manchester United, where he helped win three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.

His CV is elite. But Ghana has become his toughest puzzle. When a coach of that calibre can’t make it work in two attempts, it points to deeper structural issues at the GFA, not just the man in the dugout.

The GFA is now forced into yet another coaching search just months after bringing Queiroz back. With AFCON qualifiers looming and World Cup 2026 qualification still to salvage, the next appointment has to be long-term, Ghanaian-led or at least someone who understands the local game.

For Queiroz, at 73, you have to wonder if this might be his final dance in African football.

Source: cbinews.tv

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