{"id":1233754,"date":"2022-10-25T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T10:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/i-told-gfa-i-will-not-quit-dortmund\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T10:10:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T10:10:43","slug":"i-told-gfa-i-will-not-quit-dortmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/i-told-gfa-i-will-not-quit-dortmund\/","title":{"rendered":"I told GFA I will not quit Dortmund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"595\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OA.png\"   alt=\"Otto Addo\" title=\"Otto Addo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana coach, Otto Addo,\u00a0has disclosed that he told the Ghana Football Association (GFA) he will not quit his job at Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old was appointed as the interim coach of the Black Stars following the dismissal of Milovan Rajevac after the country\u2019s poor performance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>Addo masterminded Ghana\u2019s qualification to the 2022 Mundial at the expense of Nigeria in March.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the hierarchy of the football association already knew that he wanted to combine his role as Ghana\u2019s coach with that at Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how he has so far managed to combine his roles as a national team coach and at Dortmund, Addo said the GFA already knew his plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe association had already asked me to coach in February, but at that time their priority was on someone who could work permanently for Ghana,\u201d\u00a0he told the World Soccer Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe offer was a great honour for me. In the talks, I made it clear that I could do the national team job on an interim basis and as a dual function with my Dortmund work. I think as a national coach you should also live in the country you work for in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, many things can also be organized and delegated remotely in the short term. But I see myself staying in Germany, at least for the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is paired in a tricky group alongside Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea for the upcoming tournament in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo will lead the Black Stars at the 22nd edition of the global showpiece in Qatar which kicks off from November 20 to December 18.<\/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=\"2f2wpWZEZ-k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NDC: Assin Central constituency to be declared in Cape Coast EC office over confusion (22-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2f2wpWZEZ-k?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>Otto Addo Ghana coach, Otto Addo,\u00a0has disclosed that he told the Ghana Football Association (GFA) he will not quit his job at Borussia Dortmund. 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