{"id":1270282,"date":"2022-12-26T10:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T10:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/26\/black-stars-i-am-happy-otto-addo-is-gone\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T10:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T10:21:48","slug":"black-stars-i-am-happy-otto-addo-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/26\/black-stars-i-am-happy-otto-addo-is-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars: I am happy Otto Addo is gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"440\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1669632141_985_Screenshot-2022-11-25-114627-696x440.png\"   alt=\"Otto Addo\" title=\"Otto Addo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>KRC Genk winger, Joseph Paintsil, says he is elated with Otto Addo\u2019s exit as the head coach of the Black Stars following the country\u2019s poor performance at the just-ended 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old despite being named in the provisional 55-man squad, couldn\u2019t make the squad list for the tournament in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Belgian Newspaper, the winger could not hold back his disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, he was unfairly treated by Otto Addo following his shocking exclusion from the squad list.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the reasons given by the Borussia Dortmund talent trainer over his snub were not fair and valid and remains excited following his exit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis decision was unfair,\u201d Paintsil told\u00a0<strong><em>Belang van Limburg.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Otto Addo] gave me no valid reason to explain my absence. I told him the same thing during a phone conversation. He told me that there were players ahead of me in the hierarchy. Among them, there were guys who, like me, play in the Jupiler Pro League. They didn\u2019t present the same stats, but Addo said football isn\u2019t all about goals and assists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added on his exit: \u201cI\u2019m happy about it. The World Cup was a fantastic opportunity to show me to the world, but he took it away from me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m now patiently waiting to see who the next national coach will be because I will always be available for the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoping for him that he continues to shoot on the ground as he does behind a microphone,\u201d he added.<\/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=\"FuyPYslJL_4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kudus Dream: Kudus Mohammed grateful to people after erecting his mural in his community  (23-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FuyPYslJL_4?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 KRC Genk winger, Joseph Paintsil, says he is elated with Otto Addo\u2019s exit as the head coach of the Black Stars following the country\u2019s poor performance at the just-ended 2022 World Cup. The 24-year-old despite being named in the provisional 55-man squad, couldn\u2019t make the squad list for the tournament in Qatar. 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