{"id":1525,"date":"2026-03-31T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:41:12","slug":"gfa-sacks-otto-addo-after-poor-run-in-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/gfa-sacks-otto-addo-after-poor-run-in-friendlies\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA Sacks Otto Addo After Poor Run in Friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Ghana Football Association has relieved Otto Addo of his duties as head coach of the Black Stars following a series of disappointing performances in recent international friendlies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision comes in the wake of Ghana\u2019s heavy 5\u20131 defeat to Austria and a 2\u20131 loss to Germany, results that stretched the team\u2019s losing streak to four consecutive matches and raised growing concerns about the squad\u2019s form and tactical direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addo\u2019s dismissal comes at a crucial time, as Ghana intensifies preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Black Stars have been drawn into a challenging group alongside Panama, England and Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement announcing the decision, the Association expressed appreciation to Addo for his service to the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the Head Coach of the senior men\u2019s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo, effective immediately. The Association wishes to thank Otto Addo sincerely for his contribution to the team and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association further indicated that it will, in due course, communicate the new technical direction of the Black Stars as it looks to reposition the team ahead of upcoming competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Clement Akoloh\/africanewsradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Football Association has relieved Otto Addo of his duties as head coach of the Black Stars following a series of disappointing performances in recent international friendlies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[1182,1184,1183,1185,1181,1187,1188],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1527,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions\/1527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanewsradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}