Pitso Mosimane on Ghana Black Stars Job Offer

Pitso Mosimane has revealed that Ghana sounded him out for the Black Stars job – but never in a way he felt was serious, and only on a short‑term World Cup basis.

Speaking to South African broadcaster Robert Marawa, the former Bafana Bafana coach lifted the lid on the brief contact from the Ghana Football Association, making it clear he never viewed it as a concrete offer.

“A call from a Ghana official, for me, is not a really serious talk,” Mosimane said, underlining how informal the approach felt from his side.

The sticking point, he explained, was the nature of the proposed deal: a World Cup hit‑and‑run, nothing more.

“And also, do I really want to go to [the World Cup] for two months – three games? Maybe I don’t want that. Maybe Carlos [Queiroz] said, ‘Why not?’ Let me go have fun. There was some talk, but never a concrete approach or official letter, so it wasn’t serious.”

For Mosimane, who coached South Africa between 2010 and 2012, the Ghana role would have been a return to international football and a rare chance to lead a second national team. Instead, the conversation fizzled out before it ever reached the stage of formal negotiations.

Ghana moved decisively in a different direction.

The GFA turned to Carlos Queiroz, a veteran of the international and club game, whose résumé stretches from Portugal and Real Madrid to long stints with Iran and, on African soil, a run to the AFCON 2021 final with Egypt. His appointment came after Otto Addo was dismissed in early March, as Ghana’s hierarchy sought a heavyweight figure to stabilise and ignite a World Cup campaign.

Queiroz has signed a four‑month contract and was officially unveiled at the Alisa Hotel on Thursday, April 23, 2026, stepping into one of African football’s most scrutinised roles with a familiar mandate: qualify, compete, and restore pride on the biggest stage.

The task in front of him is anything but gentle. Ghana have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England and Croatia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 – a blend of European pedigree and awkward, under‑the‑radar danger.

Mosimane will watch it unfold from a distance. Queiroz, not him, will walk into the technical area with the Black Stars crest on his chest, knowing that in a four‑month sprint, there is no room for hesitation.