{"id":1228274,"date":"2022-10-19T07:55:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T07:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/19\/otto-addo-hints-at-leaving-black-stars-after-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T07:55:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T07:55:48","slug":"otto-addo-hints-at-leaving-black-stars-after-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/19\/otto-addo-hints-at-leaving-black-stars-after-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Addo hints at leaving Black Stars after World Cup \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, has given hints that he may step down from his position after the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The national team coach, who is required to live in Ghana, said that he does not foresee himself moving there in the near future. The 47-year-old is now based in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder said that he foresees himself remaining in Germany for the foreseeable future and that this is his preferred option.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think, as a national coach, you should also live in the country you work for in the long term. But I see myself personally in Germany in the next few years,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Addo told Ruhr14, as quoted by Goal.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Addo is now the Black Stars\u2019 temporary coach and a scout and assistant trainer for Dortmund. He was given this position back in February.<\/p>\n<p>When he led Ghana to a victory against Nigeria, his West African adversary, his reputation soared.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong>Otto Addo doesn\u2019t even know his first 11; he should be replaced with Chris Hughton else danger will happen at Qatar \u2013 Super Obondede<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) consequently decided to extend his contract as head coach to the completion of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Prosper Harrison Addo, general secretary of the GFA, said that the GFA had no problem with Addo serving dual responsibilities with Ghana and Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe GFA has been talking to the coaches of clubs and very soon we will finalise contracts with them,\u201d<\/em> he told Graphic Sports.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are working to get all the technical teams together, as advised by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and we are at a stage where all of them are okay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have to agree to contracts and get other stakeholders such as the government which is responsible for paying national team coaches to agree to the terms and then we sign the contracts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, Otto\u2019s latest utterances suggest he may not stick around after the World Cup, where the Black Stars are paired against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-H3mNPuDTo4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ottoo Addo asa brutallll, he doesn&#039;t even know his first 11 \u2013 Supper Obondede\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-H3mNPuDTo4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, has given hints that he may step down from his position after the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The national team coach, who is required to live in Ghana, said that he does not foresee himself moving there in the near future. 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