Former Black Stars Management Committee member Kudjoe Fianoo has launched a scathing attack on the Ghana Football Association (GFA), accusing the body of disregarding its own selection criteria in the reappointment of Otto Addo as head coach.
Addo, 50, was handed a 34-month contract on March 15, 2024, returning to lead the national team following the dismissal of Chris Hughton after Ghana’s group-stage exit at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
Ghana suffered four consecutive friendly defeats against Japan, South Korea, Austria, and Germany, culminating in his dismissal after the March international window following losses to Austria and Germany.
Speaking to Kessben Sports, Fianoo questioned the process that led to Addo’s appointment, alleging that due procedure was ignored.
“If you look at how Otto got the Black Stars job, it even got to a point where he didn’t want the job again. We brought out a criteria to pick a new coach, and Otto Addo was appointed through a backdoor, which shows those running the football don’t have Ghanaians at heart,” he said.
Fianoo further argued that the GFA missed an earlier opportunity to part ways with the coach after Ghana failed to secure qualification for AFCON.
“An opportunity came to fire him when he failed to qualify the team for the AFCON, but we played around,” Fianoo added.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is expected to name a new head coach next week ahead of the team’s preparations for upcoming international friendlies. The Black Stars are scheduled to face Mexico in May before taking on Wales on June 2.
Ghana will then begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Panama on June 17, followed by fixtures against England on June 23 and Croatia on June 27, as they seek to improve on recent group-stage exits in 2014 and 2022.
