{"id":44461,"date":"2025-09-08T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44461"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:30:46","slug":"im-not-afraid-of-getting-sacked-otto-addo-on-blackstars-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-afraid-of-getting-sacked-otto-addo-on-blackstars-job\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m not afraid of getting sacked&#8221; &#8211; Otto Addo on BlackStars job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Black Stars head coach Otto Addo is unfazed about the possibility of getting sacked ahead of Ghana&#8217;s crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mali in Accra.<\/span><\/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 style=\"background: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Otto\u2019s numbers and his team\u2019s performance on the pitch have not inspired belief and hope, with many calling for his removal as head coach of the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cWe feel good\u201d \u2013 Semenyo optimistic ahead of World Cup qualifers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-feel-good-semenyo-optimistic-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifers\/\">\u201cWe feel good\u201d \u2013 Semenyo optimistic ahead of World Cup qualifiers<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Since assuming the reins of the Black Stars job for the second time running, he has overseen 15 matches, five wins, five draws, and five defeats. His side has scored 27 goals, conceded 18, and managed only four clean sheets, amounting to a win rate of 33.3%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Despite these glaring statistics, he stated in his pre-game interview that he is not bothered by statistics and dared to be sacked if his employers felt he had underperformed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cThese statistics of my wins and losses are of no use. I\u2019m not afraid of anything, not even getting sacked. We are still on top of Group I, so nothing has changed,\u201d Addo told reporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">The coach also warned against complacency, emphasizing that no team will be taken lightly moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cGame by game, there will be no underrating of any team,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"FIFA WCQ26 : Five things we learned from BlackStars vs Chad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq26-five-things-we-learned-from-blackstars-vs-chad\/\">FIFA WCQ26: Five things we learned from BlackStars vs Chad<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">The Black Stars will go head to head with Monday, September,8,2025 at the Accra Sports Stadium. <\/span><\/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 is unfazed about the possibility of getting sacked ahead of Ghana&#8217;s crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mali in Accra. &nbsp; Otto\u2019s numbers and his team\u2019s performance on the pitch have not inspired belief and hope, with many calling for his removal as head coach of the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":41627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17014,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2026-fifa-world-cup","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/otto-addo-in-mali.jpg?fit=1024%2C783&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bz7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44465,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/derrick-kohns-ghana-debut-awaits-fifa-clearance-ahead-of-mali-clash\/","url_meta":{"origin":44461,"position":0},"title":"Derrick Kohn\u2019s Ghana debut awaits FIFA clearance ahead of Mali clash","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"September 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has confirmed that Derrick Kohn is still awaiting FIFA clearance to make his debut against Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, 2025. \u00a0 Kohn was called up as part of the 25-man squad list by Otto Addo ahead of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Live Streams&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Live Streams","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/livestreams\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44463,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq26-ghana-vs-mali\/","url_meta":{"origin":44461,"position":1},"title":"FIFA WCQ26 : Ghana vs Mali","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"September 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana\u2019s Black Stars will play Mali in a crunch game at the Accra Sports Stadium. \u00a0 Both teams will be aiming to get all three points to bolster their chances of securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. 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