ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Otto Addo has been terminated from his contract as director. soccer He took over as Ghana’s manager just two months before the team played its first World Cup match.
“The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the Head Coach of the Senior Men’s National Team (Black Stars), Mr. Otto Addo, with immediate effect,” the association said in a statement on its website on Monday.
Details about Mr. Addo’s replacement or the reason for his dismissal were not disclosed.
The shots came After losing 2-1 to Germany Monday in Stuttgart. Ghana also lost 5-1 against Austria last Friday, making it their fourth consecutive friendly loss.
Addo was on top of him. second spell He became the team’s coach after Borussia Dortmund agreed to relieve him of his role in personnel development after the end of the season in March 2024. Addo has already coached Ghana on an interim basis for much of 2022, including at the Qatar World Cup, where Ghana defeated South Korea but were eliminated in the group stage.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Addo won the Bundesliga with Dortmund during his playing days and played for Ghana at the 2006 World Cup.
Ghana, playing in their fifth World Cup, are in Group L along with Croatia, England and Panama. The first game will be against Panama in Toronto on June 17th.
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