The head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has expressed his disappointment with his side’s performance following their draw against Niger in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers on Monday. He attributed the unfavorable result to poor defending.
In his post match interview Otto Addo said “I am not satisfied at all. I am really disappointed, to be honest. We talked, and we trained on set pieces… and the way they defended in the last 10 minutes was really, really bad”.
“I think in general, we had the game under control. We allowed sometimes some counter situations where we didn’t close the gaps really well, and then we got the lead. I think from that point things were easier. In the second half, we changed some positions and the buildup and also some restrictions to seize moments for our wingers,” he remarked.
According Otto Addo, the Black Stars “had a different setup in the midfield, so it was good. In the second half, we controlled them; we created a lot of chances, which we didn’t use. In the end, these kinds of games are like this.”
He reiterated the need for the team to be cautious in their approach, saying “there are no cheap teams, every team can play, and Niger also did well, especially in their counterattacks. But I am very, very disappointed with the way we allowed our goals.”