{"id":3129,"date":"2026-03-31T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:06:21","slug":"ghana-sack-manager-addo-72-days-before-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3129","title":{"rendered":"Ghana sack manager Addo, 72 days before World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ghana have sacked manager Otto Addo, 72 days before the start of this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addo&#8217;s departure followed\u00a0a 2-1 defeat by Germany\u00a0in a friendly in Stuttgart on Monday, and\u00a0a 5-1 thrashing by Austria\u00a0in Vienna last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wizkid - Bad Girl (Audio) ft. 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