GFA Executive Council member Dr. Randy Abbey has confirmed that Otto Addo will continue as the Black Stars head coach, despite the team failing to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Ghana performed poorly under Addo, earning just three points from six matches with three losses and three draws—one of their worst AFCON qualifying campaigns.

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Many fans have called for Addo to be sacked, especially since he was reappointed in March 2024 on a long-term contract.However, in an interview with Original FM, Dr. Abbey, who is also the Black Stars Management Committee Chairman, stated that the GFA has no plans to remove the 49-year-old coach.“I think the GFA has taken the decision already,” Dr Abbey stated.

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the team’s backroom staff to provide Addo with the necessary support for success.Despite the AFCON disappointment, Addo has revived Ghana’s World Cup hopes with crucial victories against Mali and the Central African Republic in the ongoing qualifiers. The GFA remains confident that with the right support system, he can steer the team back to success.“The GFA is keeping Otto Addo.

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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 is reversed to put the Black Stars back on the winning path,” Dr Abbey emphasized.Ghana will play against Chad and Madagascar in March for the 5th and 6th rounds of the World Cup qualifiers.This is Otto Addo’s second time as head coach of the Black Stars.

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He first led the team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After Ghana’s poor performance at the AFCON in Ivory Coast, he was reappointed in early 2024.

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