Ghana will be absent from next year’s tournament in Morocco after finishing at the bottom of a group that contained Angola, Sudan and Niger.The Black Stars’ hopes of qualifying for the AFCON were ended following their 1-1 draw with Angola in Luanda last Friday.However, they did very little to impress their home fans in their final qualifying game, having been beaten 1-2 by Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.The defeat saw the four-time African champions end the qualifying campaign in embarrassing fashion, with no wins from six matches.Otto Addo faces criticism from Ghanaians on social mediaIt also marked the first time in two decades that Ghana have failed to qualify for the AFCON, having last done so in 2004.While Otto Addo rendered an unqualified apology to the Ghanaian supporters in his post-match press conference, some still took to social media to hit out at his performance in the dugout.Otto Addo is like Ten Hag in a a lot of ways. First up, their press conferences are more annoying than the actual performances.— Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo (@Fentuo_) November 18, 2024
It remains to be seen whether the under-fire 49-year-old will be sacked but he appears to be in the bad books of many fans at the moment.See some of the reactions on X (formerly Twitter) below:Ghana is flying towards the worst level ever in the history of the country and Otto Addo is the pilot Just King 🇬🇭 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 🚉 💯 (@usuphyoungslim) November 18, 2024
Otto Addo is behaving like ten Hag.He is being oblivious of the fact that his tactics hasn’t worked well.He is showing no sign of remorse and always giving one excuse of the other.— Sweet Szn (@sweet_szn) November 18, 2024