Former Black Stars defender, Joe Addo has responded to Ghana Football Association president, Kurt Okraku’s attack for the stand the took against the appointment of Otto Addo.
Joe Addo spoke against the appointment of Otto Addo as the black Stars coach before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar saying that Ghana’s national team can’t be given to a part time coach.
Kurt Okraku responded with strong words at a dinner with former player’s weeks before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup where he described Joe Addo’s comment as negative.
Reacting to Kurt Okraku’s comment, Joe Addo said he doesn’t hold any grudge against the GFA president because he used to pay money to watch him play for the Black Stars.
“It is time and now it is his time as FA President. For us during our time, he used to pay money to watch us play. I don’t hold any grudges for anything. I’m a senior than him and I won’t have a back and forth confrontation with him. There is something on my mind which will be useful to the development of our game and I spilled it out. If maybe I did not say it right, there is a way to respond to it. I don’t disrespect him in anyway”, he told Dan Kwaku Yeboah.
“But for him to go that far and even mention my name in the presence of my colleagues wasn’t the best to have done from him. I have a child who has completed University and this is not the time for me to go to the gutters to exchange words. I know Kurt very well and he expected me to call him but it was a TV program and honestly, I said what was right, and not to condemn Otto Addo”, he added.
Joe Addo made 44 appearances for the Black Stars and scored 2 goals as a central defender.
