Otto Addo, the current coach of Ghana’s national team, expressed his gratitude to Borussia Dortmund for allowing him to leave the club after he took on the position with the Black Stars.
Addo, a former Ghanaian international, was appointed coach in March after the team’s disappointing performance at the 2023 African Cup of Nations, where they were eliminated in the group stage. He replaced Chris Hughton, a previous manager of the team.
Addo has a 34-month contract with the potential for a two-year extension.
Speaking to FIFA media, Otto Addo heaped praise on Sporting Director of Dortmund, Sebastian Kehl for sanctioning his exit from the club.
“The first time I came I got a release from Borussia Dortmund [where I worked as a talent coach] to join for six months, but under the commitment that I had to come back”
He continued that, “I played for Dortmund for six years and coached for five years, so it was very important to keep that relationship and my promise. Ghana then came again to ask me if I can join them on a regular basis, so it was a different discussion and my contract was ending in 2025”
“I thought I was ready to take the next step, so when I heard Ghana were interested again, I had to talk to Dortmund. I was very, very happy that [the Sporting Director] Sebastian Kehl allowed me to leave the club and that they could understand my readiness to develop myself and to go to the next step as a head coach” he added.
