Carlos Queiroz takes Ghana to a fifth FIFA World Cup this summer in his fifth straight finals as a manager.
The 73-year-old Portuguese coach replaced Otto Addo following a poor run of form earlier this year. Queiroz previously led Portugal at the 2010 World Cup and Iran at the next three tournaments.
The Black Stars sealed qualification on 12 October with a 1-0 home win over Comoros. Mohammed Kudus, fittingly, scored the goal that booked their ticket. The poignancy now stings, however, with Kudus ruled out of the tournament through injury. Former captain André Ayew also misses the cut, ending what would have been his fourth World Cup.
Ghana: 2026 World Cup Squad, Fixtures and Schedule
Centre-back Alexander Djiku is the third high-profile absentee, sidelined by injury. Queiroz announced his final 26-man squad after trimming a 28-man pre-tournament camp in Cardiff, Wales. Ajax goalkeeper Paul Reverson and Hearts of Oak’s Salomon Agbasi were the goalkeeping casualties.
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Jordan Ayew captains the side at Leicester City after seven qualifying goals. Star winger Antoine Semenyo joined Manchester City from Bournemouth in the January window. Athletic Bilbao’s Iñaki Williams remains the emotional centrepiece of the squad. Villarreal’s Thomas Partey anchors the midfield, with six players based in Ligue 1. Coventry City forward Brandon Thomas-Asante inherits the iconic number 10 shirt in Kudus’s absence.
The squad averages around 26 years of age, with a fast, direct attacking blueprint favoured by Queiroz. Ghana’s deepest World Cup run remains the 2010 quarter-final against Uruguay, lost on penalties. Group L pits the Black Stars against Panama, England and Croatia. The opener against Panama in Toronto looks crucial for any chance of progress.
Ghana 2026 World Cup fixtures
- Thursday, June 18th – Ghana vs Panama – Toronto, Canada
- Tuesday, June 23rd – England vs Ghana – Foxborough, USA
- Saturday, June 27th – Croatia vs Ghana – Philadelphia, USA
What time do Ghana’s World Cup games kick off?
All kick-off times are BST.
- Ghana vs Panama, 12am
- England vs Ghana, 9pm
- Croatia vs Ghana, 10pm
Ghana 2026 FIFA World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen), Joseph Anang (St Patrick’s Athletic).
Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (Nice), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).
Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjaelland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City).
Forwards: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
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