The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has decided to retain Otto Addo as head coach despite Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to GFA Executive Council member Dr. Randy Abbey.
Addo, who supervised six games in the AFCON qualifiers without securing a single win, saw the Black Stars miss out on the tournament for the first time in 20 years.
However, Dr. Abbey, who is Chairman of Black Stars Management Committee, confirmed that the association has no plans to part ways with Addo.
Instead, the GFA plans to make changes to Addo’s backroom staff, with assistant coaches Joseph Lauman, John Paintsil, and goalkeeper coach Fatau Dauda likely to be dismissed.
“We think the GFA has made its decision already,” Abbey stated on Original FM. “The GFA is keeping Otto Addo. Immediately, it’s about the World Cup qualifiers that start in March, and to ensure that the poor trend of results that led to non-qualification for AFCON, we would be able to change course and put the Black Stars back on the winning path.”
Addo, who took charge in early 2024 after Ghana’s disappointing 2023 AFCON campaign in Ivory Coast, will continue his three-year contract with an option to extend by two more years.
Black Stars will return to action in March, facing Chad and Madagascar in 2026 World Cup qualifying matches.
Source: Ghanasoccernet