Black Stars: Ghana FA confirm 6 more months for Otto Addo and technical team
The quartet will continue in their roles until after the 2022 Fifa World Cup in December.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has succeeded in fulfilling President Nana Akufo-Addo’s wish to keep the technical team that delivered the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup ticket.
Ex-international Otto Addo – acting as head coach – together with assistants George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani as well as Technical Advisor Chris Hughton masterminded the Black Stars’ qualification to the Mundial at the expense of rivals Nigeria.
The quartet had been engaged for just the two playoff games.
But hosting the gallant Black Stars at the Jubilee House on March 30, the country’s leader admonished that he is “hoping that the technical team that has been put together for these two [playoffs] matches will at least take us through the World Cup itself.”
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Now almost two months down the line, the GFA has successfully sealed agreements for the quartet to continue in their respective roles for six more months.
“The Ghana Football Association has appointed Otto Addo, Chris Hughton, George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani as coaches of the senior national team, the Black Stars until the end of December 2022.
“The quartet – who masterminded Ghana’s qualification to the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament – will stay on to see to Ghana’s preparation for the World Cup, the 2023 Afcon qualifiers and the World Cup itself.
“This follows an exhaustive negotiation and engagement with all relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
“The coaches will soon name their squad for Matchday 1 and 2 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nation Cote D’Ivoire 2023 qualifiers and the four-nation tournament in Japan,” read a publication on the GFA website Tuesday night.
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