{"id":42652,"date":"2024-11-20T16:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42652"},"modified":"2024-11-20T16:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:45:57","slug":"otto-addo-stays-on-as-black-stars-head-coach-executive-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/otto-addo-stays-on-as-black-stars-head-coach-executive-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Addo stays on as Black Stars head coach &#8211; Executive Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has decided to retain Otto Addo as Black Stars following the disastrous showing in the AFCON 2025 series.<\/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 Black Stars were winless in six games, ended with three points, and bottom of the group.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <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 losing at home to Niger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This development heightened calls for the sacking of Otto Addo by the GFA, squashed following an ExCo meeting on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, to look into the BlackStars&#8217; poor outing for the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"AFCON 2025 : Niger roast Ghana in Accra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2025-niger-roast-ghana-in-accra\/\">AFCON 2025: Niger roast Ghana in Accra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, circling reports in the media indicate that Otto will stay on and lead the country in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series slated for March 2025.<\/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>The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has decided to retain Otto Addo as Black Stars following the disastrous showing in the AFCON 2025 series. &nbsp; The Black Stars were winless in six games, ended with three points, and bottom of the group. 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