Ghana sack Otto Addo 72 days before 2026 World Cup

Otto Addo has been sacked as the head coach of the Ghanaian men’s national team, just 72 days before the team plays its first match at the FIFA World Cup.

“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 Monday on its website.

It gave no further details on a replacement for Addo, or the reasons for the termination.

Otto Addo gives his players instructions from the sidelines during the international friendly match between Germany and Ghana. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

The dismissal came after a 2-1 loss to Germany in Stuttgart on Monday. Ghana ⁠also lost 5-1 in Austria last Friday and has lost four friendlies in a row.

Addo was on his second spell as coach of the team after Borussia Dortmund agreed to release him from his role in talent development at the end of the season in March 2024. Addo already coached Ghana on an interim basis for much of 2022, including at the World Cup in Qatar, when Ghana beat South Korea but was still eliminated in the group stage.

Ghana will be playing at their fifth World Cup, and are in Group L with Croatia, England and Panama. The West Africa nation play their first match on June 17 against Panama at Toronto.