The Kurt Okraku, President of the Ghana Football Association, has called on Ghanaians to continue backing head coach Otto Addo as the Black Stars prepare for the FIFA World Cup.

Despite criticism following Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Addo guided the team to another World Cup berth, making him the only Ghanaian coach to secure consecutive World Cup qualifications for the national team.

“Otto Addo is the only Ghanaian to have qualified the Black Stars for two World Cups. Let’s respect and support him for that. He’s done well,” Okraku said during an interview on Asaase Radio.

To bolster the team ahead of the tournament, the GFA has added five new members to the technical staff, including assistant coaches Alain Ravera, Kim Grant, and Kim Lars Bjorkegren, analyst Jose Daniel Martinez Alfonso, and performance coach Dwayne Peasah Paa Kwesi. The appointments aim to strengthen Ghana’s tactical, analytical, and physical preparation for the World Cup.

Drawn in Group L, the Black Stars will open their campaign against Panama on June 17, before facing England on June 23 and Croatia on June 27.