Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke says he would be interested in becoming Ghana’s next head coach, following Carlos Queiroz’s departure on 1 October.
Yorke believes the Black Stars have the players to recover from their recent difficulties, but says the team needs greater unity, organisation and a stronger culture.
“It’s a job I’d be interested in, given Ghana’s history and the players available,” Yorke told The Guardian.
“You look at the squad and your eyes open even wider,” he added.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is seeking Queiroz’s successor, with former Morocco head coach Walid Regragui, Senegal’s Pape Thiaw and Aliou Cisse also reportedly under consideration. The GFA has not confirmed whether it has formally approached Yorke.
Ghana are bottom of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group without a point after consecutive defeats. They lost 2-0 away to Cote d’Ivoire before suffering a 4-2 home defeat by The Gambia, despite establishing a two-goal lead.
Those results follow a 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in which Ghana reached the last 32 before being beaten 1-0 by Colombia.
Yorke, who is 54, believes the team’s difficulties are not solely related to performances on the pitch.
“From the outside, Ghana sometimes looks disjointed,” he said.
The former Trinidad and Tobago head coach said rebuilding relationships within the squad and creating a clear identity would be central to any improvement.
“The talent is there. Build the culture and get the players to buy in and the football will follow,” he said.
Yorke also highlighted accountability, transparency and consistency as important principles in management.
“I’d make sure that what I say is what I do,” he added.
The GFA has appointed Black Queens head coach Kim Bjorkegren to take temporary charge of the men’s side for their upcoming double-header against Somalia in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers.
Yorke’s previous club management experience came with Australian side Macarthur FC. He first coached the A-League All Stars against Barcelona in May 2022, with more than 70,000 spectators attending the exhibition match in Sydney. Barcelona won 3-2.
He became Macarthur head coach in July 2022 and led the club to their first Australia Cup title three months later. His spell ended in January 2023 when he was dismissed. A FIFA chamber later ruled that Macarthur had terminated his contract without just cause, with the decision upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2024.
Yorke took charge of Trinidad and Tobago in November 2024, aiming to improve recruitment, revive interest in the national team and pursue World Cup qualification. Trinidad and Tobago did not qualify, but Yorke said his record should be judged more broadly.
“I was given three tasks and completed two,” he said.
He also pointed to the recruitment of United States-born players with Trinidadian and Tobagonian heritage, saying he left the national team in a stronger position.
Yorke believes Ghana could adopt a similar approach, citing Antoine Semenyo and Brandon Thomas-Asante as examples of the contribution eligible diaspora players can make. However, he says building trust between the technical staff and the squad would be just as important.
