Watch Black Stars' first training session under Otto Addo, Paintsil, Fatawu Dauda, others

The Black Stars of Ghana held their first training session on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco, ahead of their two friendly matches against Nigeria and Uganda.

Under the watchful eye of new coach Otto Addo and his technical team, the Black Stars held their first training session, with 16 players participating.

Per a footballghana report, the players who took part in the session are Tariq Lamptey, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Kasim Nuhu, Antoine Semenyo, Abdul Samed Salis, Patrick Kpozo, Alidu Seidu, Joseph Wollacott, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Denis Odoi, Ernest Nuamah, Osman Ibrahim, Abdulai Nurudeen, and Fredrick Asare.

The report furthered that the number of players in camp increased to 23 in the later hours of Tuesday, following the arrival of some more players.

A video published by the Ghana Football Association captures the technical team testing the players.

New Black Stars goalkeeping coach, Fatawu Dauda, led the goalkeepers to perform some regular moves.

The players did some ball juggling, rondos, and shooting drills to prepare them for the game.

Otto Addo will begin his second stint with the Black Stars with a game against Nigeria on March 22 before taking on Uganda four days later.

The game against Nigeria is the first for the team since the 2023 African Cup of Nations, where the team exited in the first round.

The team's poor performance, which saw them draw two and lose one of the three Group B games, cost Chris Hughton and his entire backroom staff their jobs.

Otto Addo has replaced them as head coach, Joseph Laumann and John Paintsil as assistants, and Fatawu Dauda as goalkeepers' coach.



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