{"id":253122,"date":"2024-11-20T05:32:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/20\/i-never-considered-playing-for-germany-despite-being-born-there-otto-addo\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T05:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:32:41","slug":"i-never-considered-playing-for-germany-despite-being-born-there-otto-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/20\/i-never-considered-playing-for-germany-despite-being-born-there-otto-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"I never considered playing for Germany despite being born there \u2013 Otto Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/615\/61587809.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo\" title=\"Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo\" width=\"295\" height=\"151\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghana head coach Otto Addo has firmly reaffirmed his commitment to the country following the Black Stars&#8217; failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>The Germany-born former Ghana international has come under heavy criticism after Ghana finished bottom of Group F and failed to qualify for the tournament for the first time in 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite widespread calls for his resignation, Addo has insisted he has no intention of stepping down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t even want to go home because when I go home, I will see them [his family] crying,&#8221; Otto Addo said after Monday&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Niger in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are very, very sad, and I will be sad as well. I&#8217;m also sad. I&#8217;m very sad. I&#8217;m very sad that Ghanaians are sad. It touches me. It touches me very much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a different understanding. I don&#8217;t think you (journalist) will get it because I was born in Germany. For me, coming down here is always with the heart, always.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, there are some others even choosing to switch nationalities for a different country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never had this in my heart, never. I always want to play for Ghana, and I always want to represent Ghana. Always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ghana finished bottom of Group F with three points, eleven behind Angola and five adrift of second-placed Sudan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo Ghana head coach Otto Addo has firmly reaffirmed his commitment to the country following the Black Stars&#8217; failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). 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