Borussia Dortmund’s Otto Addo Set To Be Named Ghana Assistant Coach

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Borussia Dortmund assistant manager Otto Addo will be named as the first assistant coach of the Ghana national team, the Black Stars.

The 46-year-old, who is seen as the future of the Black Stars, will be unveiled alongside his incoming boss Milovan Rajevac.

He is credited for the scouting  reports and strategy that helped Ghana to hold eventual champions Germany 2-2 in a high profile 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

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Addo represented Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany before hanging his boots two years later where he has since been coaching.

The former Ghana international joined the Black and Yellows backroom staff in 2019, leaving Danish outfit Nordsjaelland.

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In the past he had also worked with Hamburg and Borussia Monchengladbach.

he former international joined the Black and Yellows backroom staff in 2019, leaving Danish outfit Nordsjaelland.In the past he had also worked with Hamburg and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Born in Germany to Ghanaian parents, Addo switched allegiance to represent Ghana in 1999, a year before joining the Black Stars for the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.In 2006, he made a return to the team after a long absence, just in time to make the final squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

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He has been linked to Ghana’s coaching job over the past years.

Source: Kingaziz.com