Ghana’s coach Otto Addo made it known that he would be stepping down following the team’s World Cup elimination on Friday. Otto Addo had previously made it clear that he wouldn’t be sticking around after the Qatar event.
The unproven 47-year-old, a former Ghanaian international who was born in Germany and represented his country at the 2006 World Cup finals, was a surprise choice, parachuted in between Ghana’s humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations finals and their March World Cup qualifying playoff match against Nigeria.
Although his only previous coaching experience was with the youth teams of Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund, he had former Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton as his advisor as Ghana rode their luck to edge Nigeria for a place in Qatar.
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“I said before, it was clear I would stop after the World Cup. At the moment, me and my family see our future in Germany, I like my role at Dortmund,” Addo said after Ghana exited the tournament following a 2-0 loss to Uruguay at the Al Janoub Stadium.
Addo works as “talent coach” at the Bundesliga club, where he previously played.
“I said I would resign after the World Cup even if we were world champions,” he added.
Addo’s departure means Ghana must move quickly to get a new coach in place before they continue their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign in March.
