{"id":42650,"date":"2024-11-19T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42650"},"modified":"2024-11-19T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:01:48","slug":"i-wont-resign-otto-addo-clarifies-his-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/i-wont-resign-otto-addo-clarifies-his-job\/","title":{"rendered":"I won&#8217;t resign- Otto Addo clarifies his job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has strongly suggested he won&#8217;t\u00a0 quit his role as headcoach following the team&#8217;s poor showing in the just ended 2025 AFCON qualification campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The team lost their last group game against Niger by 1-2 much to the disappointment of many Ghanaian football fans.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Highlights : BlackStars at lose at home to Niger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/highlights-blackstars-at-lose-at-home-to-niger\/\">Highlights : BlackStars at lose at home to Niger<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_ads \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-left \">\n<div class=\"ads_code\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_1_host\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During hisr post-match interview there were calls for his resignation but Otto quickly shot that stance,\u201cI\u2019m not a person who can resign. If I had done this, I would never have become a player or even a coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"\u201cWe are finding our feet \u2013 Frank Akoto on league struggles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-are-finding-our-feet-frank-akoto-on-league-struggles\/\">\u201cWe are finding our feet \u2013 Frank Akoto on league struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be the first timein two-decades that the BlackStars have failed to qualify to the AFCON tournamnet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has strongly suggested he won&#8217;t\u00a0 quit his role as headcoach following the team&#8217;s poor showing in the just ended 2025 AFCON qualification campaign. &nbsp; The team lost their last group game against Niger by 1-2 much to the disappointment of many Ghanaian football fans. 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