Minister-designate for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed that some Black Stars players have expressed concerns about their confidence in head coach Otto Addo.
Speaking to Sporty FM, Adams stated that based on these concerns, the Sports Ministry will engage the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to assess whether Addo should continue as head coach.
Otto Addo’s future has been a hot topic following Ghana’s early exit from AFCON 2025 qualifiers, where the team failed to secure a spot in the tournament. Despite this, the GFA has publicly backed him to lead the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2025.
In a previous interview, Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member, Oduro Sarfo defended the decision to retain Otto Addo as head coach of the Black Stars despite public criticism.
Sarfo highlighted past experiences where public pressure led to premature dismissals, referencing former Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac, who took legal action against the GFA after his dismissal.
“Milovan took us to CAS, and we were ordered to pay him. We paid him, and it was left with $14, and he chased us for it. At the time, we believed there was progress in Cameroon, but the public demanded his sacking, and we bowed to the pressure.”
“We gave this young man [Otto Addo] a job for AFCON and the World Cup. Now, who should come in and continue? How many months are left? Should we bring in a new coach who doesn’t know the players? That’s what we keep doing, and it’s why we aren’t getting results,” Sarfo stated.
