Ghana national team technical advisor Winfried Schafer has promised to bring Ghanaian football back to its glory days.
The veteran German tactician was appointed to reshape Ghana football following the Black Stars failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Schafer, who won the Africa Cup of Nations as head coach with Cameroon in 2002, first expressed his excitement about the role while emphasising his commitment to transforming the Black Stars and Ghanaian football as a whole.
"Dear fans of our Black Stars I’m very proud to be the new director of football of Ghana and want to thank Ghana Football Association for their confidence in me," he posted on Facebook. Schafer touched on his immediate task of helping head coach Otto Addo steer the Black Stars to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with crucial qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar this month.
“We want to ensure Ghana is represented in the best way possible in the USA, Mexico, and Canada," Schafer stated.
"But whatever we do, we can only do it together. The players and the coaches, the federation and the medical staff, the clubs and academies, the sport ministry, and most of all, we will need you, the fans. We need your support, only together can we achieve our goals," he added.
The four-time African champions failed to qualify for the 2025 AFCON for the first time in over two decades. They are currently level on nine points with Comoros in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and are faced with must win situations to finish top of the group and book a spot at the global football festival in Mexico, Canada and the USA.
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