{"id":1261048,"date":"2022-12-02T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/02\/otto-addo-leaves-black-stars-as-head-coach\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T20:13:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:13:40","slug":"otto-addo-leaves-black-stars-as-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/02\/otto-addo-leaves-black-stars-as-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Addo leaves Black Stars as head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-02-181321-696x464.png\"   alt=\"Otto Addo\" title=\"Otto Addo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Addo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Otto Addo\u00a0has stepped down from his role as the head coach of the Black Stars\u00a0technical team with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old confirmed his decision after Ghana\u2019s elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars suffered a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay on Friday, December 2 at the Al Janoub Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo\u00a0before the start of the World Cup hinted that he will step down from his job after the competition regardless of Ghana\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe &#038; my family are happy in Germany. I said I would step down after the World Cup even if we\u2019re world champions after the tournament. I\u2019ve resigned from my role as Ghana coach,\u201d\u00a0Otto Addo, who works as Borussia Dortmund talent coach\u00a0told the press in his post-match interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo\u00a0supervised 12 games as the head coach of the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0since he was appointed as the interim manager to lead the team for the FIFA World Cup playoffs against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He won three out of the 12 games, lost five, and drew the remaining four matches which include the doubleheader against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Despite leading the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0for less than a year,\u00a0Otto Addo\u00a0will also go down in history as the first Ghanaian to have featured in the FIFA World Cup as a coach and a player.<\/p>\n<p>He was assisted by Didi Dramani and George Boateng with Chris Hughton as the technical advisor.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ghana exit the tournament with three points after three games played.<\/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=\"yAt5XK975G4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (12-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAt5XK975G4?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 Otto Addo\u00a0has stepped down from his role as the head coach of the Black Stars\u00a0technical team with immediate effect. The 47-year-old confirmed his decision after Ghana\u2019s elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Black Stars suffered a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay on Friday, December 2 at the Al Janoub Stadium. 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