The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Sports, Ernest Henry Norgbey, says sacking the Black Stars coach will not solve the problems confronting Ghana football.
His comments follow the Ghana Football Association’s mutual termination of Carlos Queiroz’s contract after the Black Stars’ poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Norgbey says Ghana has repeatedly changed coaches without addressing the underlying problems.
“Sacking the coach will never solve the problems of Ghana football. Over the years, I think this administration has engaged almost nine coaches and the same problem exists,” he said.
He is calling for changes to the GFA’s constitution and governance structure, arguing that the current system gives football stakeholders too much control over the election of the association’s executives.
“What will solve the problem is to make sure they change the constitution of the GFA so that they stop giving this autonomy, they stop giving this opportunity to only the football people to elect their executives,” he said.
Norgbey says replacing the coach will only provide a temporary solution if the structural problems remain unresolved.
“Today, if you go and bring Jose Mourinho, if you go and bring Pep Guardiola, if you go and bring Carlo Ancelotti to coach Ghana Black Stars, we still face the same problem,” he added.
He described the repeated hiring and dismissal of coaches as a “knee-jerk approach” and urged authorities to focus on the broader issues within Ghana football.
“How many coaches are we going to engage to solve the problems of Ghana football?” he questioned.
