Ghana Coach Queiroz Departs By Mutual Consent After Gambia Defeat

Carlos Queiroz has left his role as Ghana head coach by mutual agreement, the Ghana Football Association announced Thursday, after a damaging 4-2 home defeat to Gambia deepened the Black Stars’ latest crisis.
The GFA said it had agreed with the veteran Portuguese coach to end his contract, barely a month after reappointing him. Queiroz, 73, had returned on Sept. 2 for a new mandate.
In a farewell message published on the association’s website, Queiroz said the decision was not easy but that both sides believed ending the professional relationship was the right step under the circumstances. He said the interests of Ghana, the Black Stars and Ghanaian football came first, adding that th...