The Minister of Sports actions and Game, Kofi Adams, hasrevealed that he raised considerations concerning the Ghana Football Affiliation’s (GFA) determination to possessOtto Addo as head coach of the Dark Stars, despite the crew’s failure to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of International locations (AFCON) in Morocco.
The 49-year-ancient weak Borussia Dortmund ability coach came under intense scrutiny and turn into a discipline of criticism after failing to get a single game right through the AFCON qualifiers.
The wretched performance of the crew ended in football fans calling for his sack however the GFA retained him and improved the backroom workers earlier to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Then as soon as more, talking in an interview with 3Sportsthe Minister disclosed that he made his discipline certain right through a assembly with the GFA management and contributors of the Dark Stars’ technical crew.
“The FA brought the coach [Otto Addo] and other persons [technical team] to introduce them to me, and at that assembly, I raised all these complications [about their decision to keep the coach despite his failure to qualify for AFCON in Morocco],” he mentioned.
Mr. Adams acknowledged that while the GFA responded to his considerations, he’s restful not fully pleased by their justification.
“They [GFA] gave me an resolution. Am I pleased? I will speak time will notify, however I had my considerations, and these considerations, I registered them [at the meeting with GFA],” he added.
The member of Parliament for Buem constituency extrainfamous that though he turn into unhappy with the misfortune, the timing of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers made it grand to provoke any instantaneous adjustments to the technical setup.
“Nevertheless I luxuriate in about at this 2d, and at the time that I had turn out to be the Minister, the whisper is we were too shut to those [World Cup 2026] qualifiers [against Chad and Madagascar]and so the whisper of adjustments can also just restful not be what desires to be on the desk. That desires to be the final ingredient on the desk,” he mentioned.
“And so the whisper on the desk now is the technique to prepare the crew for the duty earlier to us.”
Kofi Adams extra explained that weeding out Otto Addo at such a an crucial time would possess created a management vacuum, complicating the crew’s preparations.
“Because of if the agenda is to head and sack the pinnacle coach â if we sacked the pinnacle coach, who turn into going to rob over straight? You are now going to be making an strive for a brand new coach, and that may possibly rob you the entire duration,” he stressed.
He mentioned the focus, for now, is on supporting the present technical crew to lift outcomes however hinted that the misfortune will possible be reviewed within the longer term.
“So it is better to rally what you’ve, work with it, and build decided that that that you just close success. If we possess now to revisit that fable, we are in a position to consult with it,” he mentioned.
The Minister additionally spoke about recent additions to the technical crew, at the side of weak Cameroon coach Winfried Schäfer, who has joined as Technical Director.
“There has been some beefing up. Winfried Schäfer has been added as Technical Director, and a few extra other areas had been improved. Let’s glimpse what it additionally injects into the discipline of play.”
Ghana will face Chad and Madagascar on March 21 and March 24 respectively within the Matchday five and 6 games of the qualifiers.
