Former Ghana international, Michael Osei believes Otto Addo's achievement of qualifying the Black Stars to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will serve as motivation for ex-internationals who wants to go into coaching.
Otto Addo led Ghana to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, becoming the first Ghanaian player ever to feature at the World Cup and also qualify the team to the global showpiece.
Following the qualification, Otto Addo also became the second ingenious coach to take Ghana to the tournament after Kwesi Appiah in 2014.
"Now, we know that if you are a Ghanaian and your work rate remains satisfactory, you can be considered for such high profile adventures. Indeed, the Black Stars is our property and we must all work hard to make it the best national team," the Bibiani Goldstars coach told Times Sports.
Addo replaced Milovan Rajevac who was sacked after a humiliating exit at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The 46-year-old, a former Ghana player is currently the assistant coach of German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund boasts of about 13 years of coaching experience that dates back to 2009 when he first took up the job of an assistant coach at Hamburger SV.
He previously worked as a scout for the Black Stars in 2013 prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
Addo was part of Ghana’s squad which featured in 2006 World Cup in Germany where he made his debut in the 2-0 win over Czech Republic.