Former coach for Ghana Otto Addo has admitted it was challenging to take the Black Stars coaching position.
Milovan Rajevac was fired as head coach of the Black Stars after Ghana’s disappointing showing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Cameroon, and the talent coach of Borussia Dortmund was confirmed as the team’s new boss.
Addo however masterminded the country’s qualification to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but has exited the group phase with just three points.
“Before I started to work for the GFA, everybody knew and I said it before that I have a contract with Dortmund and I have to respect that,” he told the Ghana FA website.
“Even to come here, it was difficult and the GFA put in a lot of effort to release me and at the end, they came back themselves to Dortmund to speak to the board.
“And at the end, they decided to release me for this task,” he added.
A 3-2 defeat against Portugal and a win over South Korea by the same margin plus a 2-0 final Group H loss saw the West Africans exit the tournament in Qatar with three points.