Black Stars coach Otto Addo is said to have had disagreements with some key players in the team over strict rules he has introduced, according to top sports journalist Saddick Adams.Saddick Adams explained that Otto Addo’s efforts to bring discipline to the team may have upset some players who are not happy with his new regulations.

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The journalist, also known as Sports Obama, revealed that rules like mandatory breakfast, fines for lateness, and publicly scolding players are some of the measures Otto Addo has put in place, which have not been well received by the team.Additionally, some players feel that playing for the national team affects their club performance, as they struggle to regain their form after national duties.“Otto Addo has lost the dressing room.

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One player told me that Otto Addo introduced some quite unpopular things among the playing body.“He has introduced compulsory breakfast, which is a norm at the club level. He also instituted fines for lateness. One player told me that they were late for a meeting and he scolded them in front of the players.

Addo has lost all the key players except for just two. He has lost most of them. Due to

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some of the issues he took during the qualifiers, he lost some of the players.“The real issue is that some of the players believe that it takes them about five games to recover their form whenever they come to play for the country. There is a toxic environment in the team,” he said this on the ABN Sports segment.Saddick Adams' comments come as it has been confirmed that Otto Addo will continue as the head coach of the Black Stars.Dr.

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Randy Abbey, chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, has stated that the GFA will keep Otto Addo as head coach but will replace the assistant coaches."We think the GFA has made its decision already," Abbey told Original FM."The GFA is keeping Otto Addo. Right now, the focus is on the World Cup qualifiers. We will be ensuring that we reverse the poor trend of results that led to the team's failure to qualify for AFCON.

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We need to change course and put the Black Stars back on the winning path," he earlier said.

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