{"id":259425,"date":"2024-12-02T13:59:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/02\/sudans-assistant-coach-hits-back-at-otto-addo-over-sudan-were-lucky-claims\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:59:42","slug":"sudans-assistant-coach-hits-back-at-otto-addo-over-sudan-were-lucky-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/02\/sudans-assistant-coach-hits-back-at-otto-addo-over-sudan-were-lucky-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s assistant coach hits back at Otto Addo over &#8216;Sudan were lucky&#8217; claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/482\/48299552.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ignatius Osei-Fosu, assistant coach of Sudan\" title=\"Ignatius Osei-Fosu, assistant coach of Sudan\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ignatius Osei-Fosu, assistant coach of Sudan<\/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\">Ignatius Osei-Fosu, the assistant coach of Sudan, has responded to Ghana coach Otto Addo\u2019s remarks about the Falcons of Jediane being lucky against the Black Stars of Ghana. Sudan and Ghana played to a goalless draw in November 2024.  <\/p>\n<p>Ghana was ultimately the better side, creating numerous chances but failing to convert any of them. They managed seven shots on target, all of which were saved by Sudan\u2019s goalkeeper.  <\/p>\n<p>After the game, Otto Addo, who was under severe pressure as Ghana\u2019s chances of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations began to slip away, made comments during a press briefing ahead of the second leg in Morocco. <\/p>\n<p>Addo claimed that Sudan got lucky in the first leg and expressed confidence that they wouldn\u2019t enjoy the same luck in the second leg.  <\/p>\n<p>However, Ghana went on to lose 2-0 to Sudan in the second leg, a result that effectively ended their AFCON qualification hopes.  <\/p>\n<p>Addressing the issue during an interview with Luv FM, Osei-Fosu hit back at the former Borussia Dortmund assistant coach, claiming that Addo\u2019s statement showed arrogance.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was quick to play down any bad blood, explaining that such comments are often made instinctively after a game.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is also a little bit of arrogance, but for me, it\u2019s part of the game. Anything we say at the press conference after the game, trust me, sometimes it is instinctive.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see the game; you\u2019ve not even seen the analysis, so you\u2019ll go like, \u2018We created decent chances, and we were supposed to win,\u2019\u201d he explained.  <\/p>\n<p>He further stated that not losing against Ghana was far from luck and attributed it to Sudan\u2019s remarkable defensive consistency.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a team has kept eight clean sheets before a game and then we keep a clean sheet again, you don\u2019t say we\u2019re lucky,\u201d he added.  <\/p>\n<p>FKA\/EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ignatius Osei-Fosu, assistant coach of Sudan Ignatius Osei-Fosu, the assistant coach of Sudan, has responded to Ghana coach Otto Addo\u2019s remarks about the Falcons of Jediane being lucky against the Black Stars of Ghana. Sudan and Ghana played to a goalless draw in November 2024. Ghana was ultimately the better side, creating numerous chances but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sudan\u2019s assistant coach hits back at Otto Addo over &#039;Sudan were lucky&#039; claims - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/02\/sudans-assistant-coach-hits-back-at-otto-addo-over-sudan-were-lucky-claims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sudan\u2019s assistant coach hits back at Otto Addo over &#039;Sudan were lucky&#039; claims - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ignatius Osei-Fosu, assistant coach of Sudan Ignatius Osei-Fosu, the assistant coach of Sudan, has responded to Ghana coach Otto Addo\u2019s remarks about the Falcons of Jediane being lucky against the Black Stars of Ghana. 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