Pappoe heads Black Stars coach search c’ttee

Former Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Fred Pappoe, has been appointed to lead a search committee responsible for finding a new coach for the senior national male football team, commonly known as the Black Stars. This decision comes after the GFA and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation (MoSR) agreed to form a five-man committee to facilitate the recruitment process to replace Coach Carlos Queiroz, as announced on Thursday, October 1.

The GFA and Queiroz jointly released statements disclosing the termination of their existing contract and the formation of the Search Committee. The decision was reportedly influenced by a series of setbacks faced by the national team, including key players withdrawing from assignments and poor performances in their recent qualifying matches against La Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia.

Mr Pappoe, also known as Papsay, will chair the committee, which comprises Anthony Baffoe, a former Ghana international and General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG); Agbesi Dzakpasu, a legal practitioner and football administrator; Stephen Appiah, the former Black Stars captain; and Faisal Chibsah, a High-Performance Specialist.

The committee's mandate is to identify, assess, and recommend a suitable candidate for the vacant coaching position, with the intention of submitting their report to the GFA.