{"id":1106721,"date":"2022-06-01T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/otto-addo-speaks-on-alfred-duncans-retirement\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:48:34","slug":"otto-addo-speaks-on-alfred-duncans-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/otto-addo-speaks-on-alfred-duncans-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Addo speaks on Alfred Duncan&#8217;s retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"418\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Alfred-Duncan-Ghana-Black-Stars2-696x418.jpg\"   alt=\"Alfred Duncan\" title=\"Alfred Duncan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Duncan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Head coach of the\u00a0Black Stars, Otto Addo, has said he is saddened by Alfred Duncan\u2019s early retirement from the national team, the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The Fiorentina midfielder\u00a0over the weekend announced his decision to quit the national team over what he described as discrimination and unfair treatment by the Ghana Football Association [GFA].<\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo claims he made a final attempt to invite the 29-year-old in February for the 2022 World Cup play-off against Nigeria but the ex-Inter Milan and Sassuolo player stated his reasons for his inability to honor the call-up.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he is surprised by Duncan\u2019s decision to retire early.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last time I called him was February. We had good talks. I wanted to invite him. He told me the reason why he didn\u2019t want to come. That\u2019s it, I had to accept it. It was hard for me to understand him because he had the opportunity to join a team that\u2019s going to the World Cup but he has his reasons and I have to accept it,\u201d Addo, 46, told the media at a pre-match presser on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe congratulated me when we qualified, texted me. He is a good guy but he had a bad experience. The business of football is hard but I\u2019m a little bit sad that he decided this way,\u201d the Dortmund Talent Coach added.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred Duncan made just nine appearances for Ghana since his debut in 2012 against Cape Verde.<\/p>\n<p>His last appearance for the Black Stars was against South Africa in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.<\/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=\"58NKIoFv5c8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rastafarian Student Admission Stand-Off: Life after the victory at the Supreme Court and studies\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/58NKIoFv5c8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfred Duncan Head coach of the\u00a0Black Stars, Otto Addo, has said he is saddened by Alfred Duncan\u2019s early retirement from the national team, the Black Stars. The Fiorentina midfielder\u00a0over the weekend announced his decision to quit the national team over what he described as discrimination and unfair treatment by the Ghana Football Association [GFA]. 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