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Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has confirmed deputy coach Otto Addo will not be available during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

Otto Addo works with German Bundesliga side Dortmund and was part of the technical team during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

With the Bundesliga resuming in January which clashes with the AFCON, the former Ghana international will be unavailable for the tournament, GHANAsoccernet.com understands.

Otto Addo was appointed to work on part time basis as deputy coach of the Black Stars.

Addressing the media during the announcement of the Black Stars squad for the 2021 AFCON, Coach Milovan Rajevac confirmed the technical team is working to get a replacement.

“Coach Otto Addo will be unavailable for the upcoming tournament. It’s a big lost for us but we will try and find his replacement.”.

The Black Stars technical team will depart to Doha, Qatar on Wednesday December 23 to begin preparations ahead of the tournament.

Coach Rajevac has named a 30-man provisional sqaud.

Full Squad:  

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen)

Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes)

Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), David Abagna (Real Tamale United), Salis Abdul Samed (Clermont Foot)

Wingers: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha), Kamal Deen Suleymana (Rennes FC), Dede Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Joseph Paintsil (Genk)

Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor)