‘If anyone doubts me, I can prove them wrong’
CHRISTOPHER PIKE/THE GUARDIAN Dwight Yorke has borrowed from managers under whom he played Dwight Yorke is proud of his CV and the possibility of taking over Ghana’s national side has piqued his interest ‘I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy myself as a player but you never hear I didn’t turn up for training’ 20 Oct 2026 - The Guardian Morgan Ofori Dwight Yorke wants you to stop calling him a former player. “I’m not a kid trying to get into management for the first time,” he says from his home in Dubai. “I’ve done that and I want that message to come across clearly.” The message has a deadline. Carlos Queiroz left his job as Ghana head coach on 1 October and the Ghana Football Association is searching for his successor. Yorke is among the names under consideration, along with Pape Thiaw, Aliou Cissé and Walid Regragui, the former Morocco head coach, according to Ghanaian media. He is tired of the shorthand way he is described during these high-profile job hunts. People focus on his playi...