Otto Addo, head coach of the Black Stars team, has admitted his side has a discipline problem that needs to be addressed going forward.
Ghana recorded three needless red cards and five yellow cards in two friendly matches against Nigeria and Uganda.
Jerome Opoku, Mohammed Salisu, and Alidu Seidu all saw red for dissent towards referees.
Addo believes the team should channel the aggression into playing well and not getting carded.
“The discipline on the pitch to play good, play hard, play hard but intelligent and not get silly yellow and red cards is something we have address and work on,” he said in the post-game conference after the Uganda game.
With the Uganda match ending at 2-2, the 48-year-old coach wasn’t pleased with the performance and believes the attacking phase could have been better.
“The football we played was not good enough. We should have created more chances, especially in the final third. Finishing must be better but I have to say this is what I expected. The last games before I came, generally, we were not good.”
Black Stars will next face Mali and the Central African Republic in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June. Both games are must-win for the four-time AFCON winners and Addo is looking forward to having the full complement of his squad.
Black Stars are currently third in their World Cup qualifying group with three points from two games after beating Madagascar and then losing to Comoros.
“We hope that key players from this team will come back so we are stronger in June. We got a lot of answers to a lot of open questions from these matches. Positive but also negative answers to be honest.”
