Otto Addo urges Black Stars to be more decisive in final third – Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results

Ghana coach Otto Addo has referred to as for larger sharpness within the ultimate third after the Black Stars missed a number of possibilities of their 1-0 victory over Mali within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on the Accra Sports activities Stadium.

The Black Stars created alternatives to place the competition past doubt, however had been responsible of wastefulness in assault. Antoine Semenyo squandered a late first-half probability to offer Ghana the lead earlier than Alexander Djiku lastly broke the impasse with a scrappy Forty ninth-minute strike.

After the aim, Kamaldeen Sulemana missed a promising alternative when he selected to not sq. the ball to Inaki Williams, who was higher positioned to attain. Joseph Paintsil was additionally culpable, opting to feed Sulemana as an alternative of Williams in one other assault, with the Athletic Bilbao ahead once more in house. These flawed selections left Ghana uncovered, and Mali pushed laborious for an equaliser within the closing levels.

Head coach Otto Addo admitted afterwards that his facet’s decision-making within the ultimate third should enhance if they’re to complete off opponents extra convincingly.

“When you’ve performed earlier than, that typically there’s a bit of bounce from the ball or the place is tight and also you suppose an excessive amount of,” Addo mentioned. “It’s regular as a footballer to search for the proper answer, however typically you don’t want it. Typically you simply rip the ball in, even when it’s one in opposition to three. The defender would possibly rating an personal aim, you would possibly hit the participant, or you may win the second ball. We have to enhance on that, for positive.”

Whereas praising the resilience that earned Ghana three essential factors, the coach harassed that effectivity in entrance of aim will likely be very important within the decisive qualifiers to return.

The Black Stars face the Central African Republic in October, realizing a victory will all however safe their place on the 2026 World Cup.

By Enoch Fiifi Forson