Otto Addo Returns to Show Gratitude to Ga Mantse for Blessing Before Chad Game: Video

• Black Stars coach Otto Addo visited the Ga Mantse to thank him for his support before the recent World Cup qualifier games
• The Black Stars secured two important wins in the qualifying run of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the March international window
• Ghana, who are chasing a fifth appearance at the international tournament, have climbed to the top of Group I of the CAF qualifiers

Head coach of Ghana, Otto Addo paid a courtesy call to the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, following his return from Morocco for the World Cup qualifiers.

The Black Stars handler visited the traditional ruler before the home game against Chad to seek his blessing and counsel.

Addo led Ghana to success in the March international window as the former African champions enhanced their qualification chances with back-to-back wins.

In a video shared on social media, Addo was spotted in the palace of King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, where he thanked him for his support and guidance.

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"I would like to thank you once again for your blessings and for your time; for your advice. I will try to give everything in me to try to give back your blessings. The more blessings you are giving us, the more we will also try to make you proud," he said.

"One thing is for sure: if we qualify, we will bring the whole team here. Once again, thank you," Coach Addo stated.

The coach and his team will return to action in June for a four-team tournament in England.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers will then resume with the next games in September.

Otto Addo tells players to remain focused

Despite the back-to-back wins in the World Cup qualifiers, Addo remains cautiously optimistic.

Until the job is done, the former Borussia Dortmund player and manager believes there is still work to do to secure a place at the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year.

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He said, as quoted by the Ghana FA website:

"This is football. Things can turn very, very fast. As a national coach, you always have to wait for some months before you can get the team together to play again.

"But I'm very, very happy for the results, for the way that we played. I think it was, in the end, well-deserved. And, yeah, we're looking forward to the other games.

"We can't change the past. We have to look forward and try our best to use this position in which we are now to qualify for the World Cup," he concluded.

Addo explains Andre Ayew's absence

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Black Stars coach Otto Addo explained dropping veteran forward Andre Ayew from Ghana's recent games.

The 35-year-old has not retired but has also not featured for the Black Stars since the international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda last year.

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Despite Ayew being in good form for Le Havre in Ligue 1, Coach Addo insisted that he saw other players as being ahead of the versatile forward.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh