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Former Ghana head coach, Otto Addo has stressed that there is the need for Africans to believe in what they have.
According to him, what he has noticed is that Africans usually believe that anything from Europe is the best. This he notes is why there is not a lot of trust in Africans and for that matter the black man.
“Our history plays a big part in this. When I look at Ghana – and this is what has been to my parents – it’s always ‘everything good is from Europe,” the German-trained tactician told Forbes in an interview.
Coach Otto Addo added, “People find it easier to believe people from Europe when they come with a project or with an interesting idea than somebody who comes from your own country.
“People have to believe in themselves and also believe in their own people. We are role models. So if the FA puts in an African or Ghanaian coach like me, then people will see it and they will believe, ‘if he can do it, I can do it as well.”
Coach Otto Addo shared this thoughts when explaining why there are not a lot of black coaches at the top level of football management.
According to him, what he has noticed is that Africans usually believe that anything from Europe is the best. This he notes is why there is not a lot of trust in Africans and for that matter the black man.
“Our history plays a big part in this. When I look at Ghana – and this is what has been to my parents – it’s always ‘everything good is from Europe,” the German-trained tactician told Forbes in an interview.
Coach Otto Addo added, “People find it easier to believe people from Europe when they come with a project or with an interesting idea than somebody who comes from your own country.
“People have to believe in themselves and also believe in their own people. We are role models. So if the FA puts in an African or Ghanaian coach like me, then people will see it and they will believe, ‘if he can do it, I can do it as well.”
Coach Otto Addo shared this thoughts when explaining why there are not a lot of black coaches at the top level of football management.