Otto Addo reportedly agrees new Ghana contract

Otto Addo has reportedly agreed a new Black Stars contract with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and is set to lead the team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

After denying Nigeria a fourth successive outing at the World Cup finals, the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo urged the GFA to maintain the technical team at least for the global showpiece.

It seems the President will get his wish as the 46-yeara-old is set to lead the team at Qatar.

The Association is expected to the announcement in the coming weeks.

The Otto Addo-led team qualified the Black Stars to their fourth World Cup appearance following a 1-1 draw against Nigeria in the final play-offs at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to progress on the away goals rule.

He became first Ghanaian to have represented Ghana at the World Cup and also qualified the team to the Mundial as a coach.

Ghana have been placed in Group H together with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea for the World Cup which is scheduled for November 21 to December 18 in Qatar.

Otto Addo replaced Milovan Rajevac as Ghana coach after the Serbian failed to progress to last 16 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, finishing bottom of their group.