Soccer-Addo out as Ghana's coach 72 days before World Cup

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March 31 (Reuters) - Ghana ⁠have parted ways with coach Otto ⁠Addo, with 72 days remaining until ‌the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, the country's football association (GFA) announced on Tuesday.

The decision came a ​few hours following a 2-1 ⁠defeat by Germany ⁠in Stuttgart during their preparation for the tournament ⁠which ‌will be held in North America next summer. Ghana also ⁠lost 5-1 in Austria on Friday.

"The Ghana ​Football Association (GFA) ‌have parted ways with the Head ⁠Coach of ​the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo effective immediately," it said in a ⁠statement.

Former Borussia Dortmund player Otto ​Addo, appointed in March 2024, failed to qualify Ghana for the 2025 Africa Cup of ⁠Nations despite having Premier League players Antoine Semenyo and Mohammed Kudus in his squad.

He won eight matches and lost nine in ​22 games in charge.

Ghana, ⁠who reached the World Cup for the ​fifth time, are in Group ‌L along with Croatia, ​England and Panama.

(Reporting by Mohamed Yossry in Cairo, editing by Michael Perry)

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