US EditionAddo 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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The Ghana Football Association has fired national team head coach Otto Addo just 72 days before the World Cup finals, where Ghana is in the same group as England, Croatia and Panama.
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.
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.
The Ghana Football Association has announced that Otto Addo is no longer the coach of the national team.
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