Minister-designate for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has announced that the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) recent appointments to the Black Stars’ technical team will undergo a review.
The senior national team’s technical team has been strengthened ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, set to resume in March, following Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in 20 years under Otto Addo’s leadership.
New additions to the technical staff include German coach Winfried Schaffer, who will take on the roles of technical advisor and football director for both the Black Stars and the GFA.
Desmond Offei, head coach of Ghana’s U20 team, has also been promoted to the Black Stars’ technical bench as an assistant coach, replacing German Joseph Laumann.
Offei will join existing assistants John Paintsil and Fatawu Dauda, who remain in their roles under Addo.
Kris Perquy will serve as the team’s psychologist, while Gregory De Grauwe will be the video analyst.
Despite these announcements, Mr. Adams stated in an interview that the appointments would be reviewed for various reasons.
“We will review the GFA’s new appointment onto the Black Stars technical team,” he told Sporty FM.
“This will be my first engagement with the GFA. Can we get a cheaper option than Winfried Schaffer? Can we pay him less, or does his contract allow for a review?
“We will look at all that,” he added.
Following Ghana’s failure to qualify for AFCON, Otto Addo, who signed a three-year deal with an option for an additional year, faced significant pressure.
However, the GFA’s Executive Council has opted to retain him as the head coach of the Black Stars.