New chance for HSV star? Ghana sack coach after Germany defeat! | OneFootball

After the defeat against Germany, Ghana has parted ways with national team coach Otto Addo. An HSV professional is also affected.

The performance in the 2:1 defeat in Stuttgart was respectable, but apparently not enough. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) therefore pulled the plug after a run of poor results.

An official statement said: “The GFA has parted ways with head coach Otto Addo with immediate effect. The association would like to sincerely thank Otto Addo for his contribution to the team and wishes him every success in his future endeavors.”

The development does not come as a surprise. Even before the match against Germany, Addo himself admitted: “My job is always at risk. But if you worry about that as a coach, then it’s already over anyway.” The sporting record speaks for itself: Since his comeback in March 2024, the Hamburg-born coach managed only eight wins from 22 matches, most recently suffering four defeats in a row. So just a few weeks before the start of the World Cup, Ghana now needs a new coach!

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HSV ace Königsdörffer has his eye on the World Cup!

For HSV professional Ransford Königsdörffer, this could be good news. The 24-year-old did not enjoy the easiest standing under Addo. For the current international break, he was only called up later and ultimately played a measly 20 minutes. Before that, he had had to wait almost a year and a half for a call-up – despite a strong promotion season with HSV, including 17 goal contributions.

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Players like veteran Jordan Ayew, Abdul Fatawu (both Leicester City), and Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen), who play at a significantly lower level than Königsdörffer in league competition, have consistently been preferred in recent times. “Up front, it’s a tight race for us, because that’s exactly where we have a surplus of options – with many similar types of players like Ransi, some of whom may be just a touch ahead,” Addo recently explained in an interview with the Funke Media Group.

It is possible that Ghana’s new national team coach will assess this situation very differently. In any case, a strong finish to the season with HSV would boost Königsdörffer’s World Cup chances.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.