It is a pity Baba Yara Stadium has been banned – Black Stars coach Otto Addo



Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo says it’s a pity that the Baba Yara Stadium has been banned by the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF).

The stadium which hosts Black Stars video games has been described as unfit to host video games resulting from it poor state.

The ban comes after Ghana suffered a 1-0 defeat in opposition to Angola of their opener of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

The ban means the Black Stars are more likely to play the remainder of their qualifying video games exterior the nation.

Otto Addo expressed his disappointment on the sidelines of the CAF Coaches Symposium which was held in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire on Thursday.

“It’s actually a pity. We all the time like to play in entrance of our dwelling crowd however on the finish of the day we have now to do one of the best out of this case,” the 45-year-old coach stated.

“If we have now to play elsewhere, then it’s like that. I don’t wish to use my vitality to suppose an excessive amount of about that as a result of it’s not in our fingers, there’s nothing we will do about it, it’s CAF’s determination.

“I hope that we handle all of the issues in order that we will play at dwelling as quick as potential for our crowd to see us,” he added.

Regardless of their win, Angola coach, Pedro Goncalves slammed the poor high quality of the pitch.

In the meantime, the Black Stars will come up in opposition to Sudan in a doubleheader in October within the matchday three and 4 video games.

Ghana will first host Sudan on October 7 at a venue but to be confirmed, earlier than travelling to the Al-Merrikh Stadium for the return leg on October 15.





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