ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Otto Addo has been released from his contract as head soccer coach of Ghana, just 2 1-2 months before the team plays its first match at the World Cup.
“The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have parted ways with the head coach of the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo effective immediately,” it said in a statement Monday on its website.
It gave no further details on a replacement for Addo, or the reasons for the termination.
The firing came after a 2-1 loss to Germany in Stuttgart on Monday. Ghana also lost 5-1 in Austria last Friday and has lost four friendlies in a row.
Addo was on his second spell as coach of the team after Borussia Dortmund agreed to release him from his role in talent development at the end of the season in March 2024. Addo already coached Ghana on an interim basis for much of 2022, including at the World Cup in Qatar, when Ghana beat South Korea but was still eliminated in the group stage.
During his playing career, the Hamburg, Germany-born Addo won the Bundesliga with Dortmund and played for Ghana at the 2006 World Cup.
Ghana, which reached the World Cup for the fifth time, is in Group L with Croatia, England and Panama. It plays its first match on June 17 against Panama at Toronto.
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FILE - Ghana's head coach Otto Addo gestures during the international friendly soccer match between Brazil and Ghana in Le Havre, western France, on Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell each scored 34 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a late fourth-quarter surge to beat the Utah Jazz 122-113 on Monday night.
Mobley set a season-high for points, including eight dunks, and also had 16 rebounds and three blocks. The 7-footer capped the decisive 14-1 run with a three-point play that made it 117-106 with 3:14 remaining.
James Harden had 13 points and 14 assists for the Cavaliers, who have won five straight road games and six of their last seven overall.
Cody Williams scored 26 points, Kyle Filipowski had 20 and Ace Bailey added 19 for Utah. The Jazz have lost six straight and 10 of their last 11.
Bailey made an acrobatic layup that gave the Jazz their first lead since the opening moments at 105-103 with 5:40 to play, but then sat for the rest of the game.
Mobley had three dunks in the second quarter alone. The first one started a 13-0 run that made it 44-30 for Cleveland. The other two slams helped fuel a 12-5 run to end the half with a 63-53 advantage after the Jazz had cut it to 3 points.
Jarrett Allen and Max Strus recently returned from injuries as the Cavaliers, but neither played against the free-falling Jazz.
Because of injuries (and a drive to improve draft chances), the Jazz played only eight, including two on a 10-day contracts and a two-way player. Rotation regulars Kevin Love and Svi Mykhailiuk were healthy scratches.
Cavaliers: Visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Jazz: Host Denver on Wednesday.
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Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams, top center, goes to the basket for a layup over the defense of Cleveland Cavaliers center Thomas Bryant (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski looks to shoot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley (4) dunks the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots over Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
