Former Black Maidens coach Robert Sackey has called for a change in the Black Stars’ technical team to improve Ghana’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Sackey’s remarks follow the team’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, where Ghana finished bottom of Group F with just three points from six matches, failing to secure a single win.
Despite Otto Addo recording back-to-back wins against Mali and the Central African Republic after a difficult start, Sackey believes the current technical staff lacks the necessary experience and should be replaced.
“Our technical team is inexperienced, and that is why we are experiencing bad results,” Sackey told Asempa FM’s Sports Nite.
“The approach needs to be changed. If the right approach is taken, it will bring about good results.”
He further stressed, “If the Black Stars coach is not changed, it will be difficult to qualify for the World Cup.”
The current technical team comprises head coach Otto Addo, assistant coaches Joseph Laumann and John Paintsil, and goalkeeper coach Fatawu Dauda.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Football Association’s Executive Council is set to make a decision about Otto Addo’s future on Wednesday following the Black Stars’ failure to qualify for the 2025 AFCON tournament.
Ghana will resume their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign in March 2025 with matches against Chad and Madagascar.
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