Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Former Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to make Carlos Queiroz’s contract public, arguing that the Black Stars coach cannot be fairly assessed without clarity on the terms of his appointment.
The former Black Stars midfielder said both the GFA and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation should disclose the duration of Queiroz’s deal and the objectives attached to his tenure.
“I don’t know whether he has a contract of one year, two years, or three years. We are begging the federation and the sports ministry. They should open up for us to know the contract,” he told Pulse Ghana.
Queiroz was appointed in April 2026 on an initial deal to guide Ghana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he led the Black Stars to the Round of 32 before they were eliminated by Colombia.
Although the GFA announced on 2 September that it had agreed a new coaching mandate with the Portuguese manager after the tournament, the terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
Agyemang-Badu said that uncertainty makes it difficult to determine whether Queiroz is expected to deliver immediate results or oversee a longer-term rebuilding process.
“Because if I want to speak about the coach, what should I say now? I don’t know if he is playing only the qualifiers. Then after that he is not taking us to the African Cup. I don’t know if he is taking us to the African Cup, and he is not playing the World Cup qualifiers,” he said.
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup winner argued that a coach’s contract length is essential in judging whether enough time has been given to build a competitive team.
“So you need to know the time limit. If it’s three years, then we know. If it’s four years, then we know, OK, we have given him four years. Four years, this is what he wants to do.”
Queiroz’s next challenge comes later this month when Ghana begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
The Black Stars travel to Bouak to face Cte d’Ivoire on 24 September before hosting The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium three days later. They will round off the international window with a friendly against Morocco in Tangier on 4 October.
