The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has adopted seven measures aimed at addressing the challenges confronting Ghana football and restructuring the management of the country’s national teams.

The measures were agreed at a high-level meeting between the ministry and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Friday, October 2, as concerns continue to grow over the state of the Black Stars following a poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign.

The meeting comes after Carlos Queiroz resigned as Black Stars head coach, following Ghana's defeat in two Group C matches, leaving them without a point.

Ghana suffered a 2-0 defeat to Ivory Coast before surrendering a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 to The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Under the new measures, the ministry has called for a major restructuring of the management and technical structures of Ghana’s national teams.

Seven measures

The first measure requires all existing national team committees, as well as the entire Black Stars technical team, to be dissolved and replaced with new structures.

A new National Technical Management Committee is also to be established, comprising two government-appointed experts and two nominees from the GFA.

The GFA has further been directed not to appoint the next Black Stars coach without consulting the new committee.

The existing national team management structure is also to be replaced by two separate committees, with one responsible for men’s football and the other overseeing women’s football.

The ministry has also called for the restoration of state-provided accommodation for the Black Stars head coach.

According to the ministry, the return of state accommodation is intended to reduce the financial burden associated with hotel accommodation for coaches, who have largely stayed in hotels in recent years.

Another measure seeks to consolidate Ghana’s national youth team structure, with the government expected to participate in the selection of development coaches for the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 teams.

The seventh measure requires the ministry and the GFA to conclude and sign a FIFA-standard cooperation agreement to establish joint decision-making between the two institutions.

The measures come at a difficult period for Ghana football, particularly the Black Stars, who are at risk of missing a second successive AFCON tournament after failing to qualify for the 2025 finals in Morocco.

The GFA is now expected to operate within the proposed structure as Ghana looks to revive its qualifying campaign and appoint a successor to Queiroz.

The Black Stars are expected to return to action next month in a double-header in the AFCON qualifiers, with both matches scheduled to take place at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghana are seeking to return to the continental tournament after missing the 2025 edition, while the 2027 AFCON finals will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.