A five-member committee has been tasked to search and recommend the next head coach for the Black Stars of Ghana.
Following the shambolic performances of the Black Stars under the leadership of former head coach Carlos Queiroz, the minister of Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams, announced the committee on Friday, October 2, 2025.
They include experienced football administrator Fred Pappoe as chair, with other members comprising Anthony Baffoe, Stephen Appiah, Abdul Faisal Chibsah, and Agbesi Dzakpasu, Esq.
Anthony Baffoe and Stephen Appiah were captains of the Black Stars of Ghana in different generations—the former leading Ghana to the 1992 AFCON Silver, and the latter to Ghana’s first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Here is a summarised profile of Abdul Faisal Chibsah and Agbesi Dzakpasu, Esq.:
Agbesi Kwadzo Dzakpasu holds an LLM (Banking and Finance) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2003) and an LLB from the University of Ghana (1998).
He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the International Bar Association and also a member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).
He had previously served on the Board of Ghana Grid Company and was the company secretary and secretary to the board of the Ghana National Gas Company from its inception until February 2016.
He served as the chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association.
Abdul Faisal Chibsah began as an assistant men’s soccer coach at Goldey-Beacon College and Wilmington University and then became the state administrator of the Delaware Youth Soccer Association of the U.S. Soccer Federation.
He was elevated to the position of Director of the Football Youth Development Program at Kirkwood Soccer Club before transitioning to become the Regional Academy Scout for the Philadelphia Union.
From 2019 to 2021, he was Head Coach of First State FC, later named Head of Recruitment at Charlotte FC.
Chibsah joined the Confederation of African Football as a Technical Study Group Member before moving back to Ghana to help the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana as Head of Education and Development.
Currently, he is well noted as a high-performance specialist at FIFA.
The committee is expected to submit its report by Friday, 9 October 2026.
