Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has expressed confidence in Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz, stating that Ghana could have achieved a better outcome at the FIFA World Cup had the experienced Portuguese tactician been appointed earlier.
According to the Minister, although Queiroz had limited time to work with the team before the tournament, he succeeded in improving the Black Stars’ performances and met the expectations placed on him under the circumstances.
Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Kofi Adams reflected on Ghana’s journey to the World Cup, noting that the team’s performances in friendly matches before the appointment of Queiroz had raised concerns among supporters about the country’s prospects at the tournament.
He said the series of disappointing results in the preparatory games made it difficult for many Ghanaians to believe the Black Stars could make a significant impact on football’s biggest stage.
However, the Minister observed that the team’s displays improved noticeably after Queiroz took charge, particularly in terms of organisation, tactical discipline and overall competitiveness.
“If you look at the losses that we were suffering in all our friendlies post the qualifications, you just couldn’t trust that everything would be fine. If you watch the strategy of the new coach Carlos, and you look at the friendlies that we had against Wales, our performance against Panama, our performance against England, and even against Croatia, you could see clearly that giving much more time, a lot more could have been done.
“I don’t think that the coach was bad. I believe that if we had given this coach the opportunity to handle almost all our friendlies, even post-qualification, we could have produced a much better result than we did. But all the same, Ghanaians didn’t expect us to do anything meaningful. They just thought that we were just going to play the three matches and not impress anybody.”
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