{"id":1039740,"date":"2022-03-30T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/dortmund-praise-otto-addo-after-steering-black-stars-to-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:31:51","slug":"dortmund-praise-otto-addo-after-steering-black-stars-to-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/dortmund-praise-otto-addo-after-steering-black-stars-to-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Dortmund praise Otto Addo after steering Black Stars to World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FO9GyE6XMAQOQs2.jpg\"   alt=\"Otto Addo\" title=\"Otto Addo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>German giants, Borussia Dortmund have congratulated coach Otto Addo for guiding Ghana to book a place in the\u00a02022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars, who were chasing their fourth World Cup appearance,\u00a0produced a defensive masterclass to draw 1-1 against the Super Eagles to qualify on the away goal rule on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Otto, 47, was appointed as Ghana\u2019s interim head coach for their World Cup qualifying matches following the sacking of Milovan Rajevac.<\/p>\n<p>However, Otto has led the team to return to the Mundial.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>And the German powerhouse has taken to Twitter to congratulate the Ghanaian gaffer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The first leg of the playoffs ended goalless at the Baba Yara Stadium last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the return leg at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Thomas Partey\u2019s early strike was cancelled by Watford\u2019s William Trost-Ekong from the spot.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have arrived in Ghana and are expected to meet President Akufo-Addo at -14:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana had previously qualified for three consecutive World Cups between 2006 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s finest World Cup performance came in 2010 when the squad made it to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>They will attempt to break that record in November when they travel to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"iqgefRZ8JYI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prez. 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