I’m a Coach Not a Scout -Otto Addo clarifies his role at Borussia Dortmund

Ghana coach, Otto Addo has confirmed that he is a coach with the German powerhouse, Borussia Dortmund and not a scout as speculated.

Addo has been referred to as a scout by sections of the Ghanaian media but he has clarified that he no longer works as a scout but as a coach at Dortmund.

According to him, “First of all, I am not a scout, I am a coach. I did scouting in 2014 for the Ghana National team. I joined the national team because I live in Germany so I did the scouting in 2014. After that, I never scouted again so I am working as an assistant; more of top talent coach in charge…especially the young players at Borussia Dortmund,” he said as reported by Joy Sports.

“I guide them, I coach them on positional training and I assist the coach during the training during the week, I guide the young players when they go down, especially [when] they don’t play in the first team.


Addo joined Dortmund’s backroom staff in 2019 and has since helped to nurture several young players into first-teamers.

He also masterminded Ghana’s qualification for the 2022 World Cup.