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Addo Out as Ghana's Coach 72 Days Before World Cup
The Ghana Football Association dismissed coach Otto Addo after recent losses, with no replacement named, just 2½ months before their 2026 World Cup campaign begins.
- On Monday, The Ghana Football Association released Head Coach Otto Addo from his contract immediately following a 2-1 loss to Germany in Stuttgart.
- A 5-1 defeat in Austria last Friday compounded the decision, as Ghana has lost four consecutive international friendlies.
- Germany-Born Addo, a Bundesliga winner with Dortmund, was in his second spell with the Black Stars after leading the team during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
- The GFA provided no details on a replacement, leaving Ghana without a manager just two-and-a-half months before their first World Cup match against Panama in Toronto.
- Ghana, reaching the World Cup for the fifth time, faces a difficult group-stage path against Croatia, England, and Panama amid the coaching transition.
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About two months before the start of the World Cup Ghana has dismissed its national coach Otto Addo. This was reported by the GFA association the night after the 1:2 in Stuttgart against Germany.
·Germany
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Ghana football bosses sack head coach Addo after fourth straight defeat
Otto Addo has been dismissed as Ghana head coach after a damaging run of four straight defeats, with the Black Stars now facing a race against time to appoint a successor ahead of their 2026 World Cup opener against Panama.
·Paris, France
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The Ghana Football Association has announced that Otto Addo is no longer the coach of the national team.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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