Former Ghana international Otto Addo has been appointed as interim head coach of the Black Stars and this represents his first big appointment as a coach.
Until his appointment , Addo, 46, was an assistant coach at German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund since 2019.
He has also worked as assistant coach at FC Nordsjaelland in Norway, at Hamburger SV and Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany.
For the first time in his coaching career Otto Addo will be leading a team as the main technical boss in the dugout.
“Former Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as Technical Advisor to the newly constituted Black Stars Technical team led by Otto Addo.” the GFA announced on Wednesday.
“Other members of the new Technical team include George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani. The 63- year old will provide Technical advice to the three man team for next month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match against Nigeria.” the statement continued.
Addo represented the Black Stars between 1999 and 2006. He had 15 caps and 2 goals for the national team.
The four -man team has been put together to take charge of the two matches against rivals Nigeria. The Black Stars will take on the Super Eagles at the Cape Coast stadium on March 24 before travelling to Nigeria for the 2nd leg at the Abuja Sports stadium on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
