Ghana part ways with coach Otto Addo ahead of 2026 World Cup

[p]The decision came ‌a few hours following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/otto-addo-sees-improvement-after-late-undav-goal-sinks-ghana-in-stuttgart/MBleMcQp/"]a 2-1 ‌defeat by Germany in Stuttgart[/a] during their preparation for ‌the tournament, which will be ⁠held ‌in North America next summer. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] ​also lost 5-1 in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a] on Friday.[/p][p][b]"The Ghana ​Football Association (GFA) have parted ways with the Head Coach of ⁠the ​senior men’s national team (Black Stars), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/addo-otto/UVAR4Plq/"]Otto Addo[/a], effective immediately,"[/b] it said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="d90e02f5-6477-407b-9d49-ae4262a64c20" url="https://x.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/2038779981032042640?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Former Borussia ‌Dortmund player Otto Addo, appointed in March 2024, failed to qualify Ghana for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations despite having Premier League players [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/semenyo-antoine/r1Gz1yPk/"]Antoine Semenyo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudus-mohammed/hzbcXxIG/"]Mohammed Kudus[/a] in his squad.[/p][p]He won ‌eight matches and lost nine ​in 22 games in ‌charge.[/p][p]Ghana, who reached the World Cup for the fifth time, are in Group L along with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] ⁠, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a].[/p]