Former Black Stars player Otto Addo was on Wednesday appointed the interim Black Stars coach for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play offs against Nigeria.

The Borussia Dortmund assistant coach has been tasked by the Ghana FA to lead the Black Stars to the promise land.

Otto Addo will be supported by George Boateng, Masaud Didi Dramani as assistants and Chris Hughton as the technical advisor.

''I believe that Otto Addo is on the verge of making history if he qualifies Ghana to the World Cup. He will be the first Black Stars player of this generation to qualify the team to the World Cup as the head coach and I believe it will bring a lot of dignity, honour to him as an individual and his family,'' Nyantakyi disclosed on GTV Sports Plus on Thursday night.

''In whatever way we can, the media-in particular-say good things about them, motivate and encourage them."

"Otto Addo should operate as a man of his own. He should select players on the basis of demonstrable merit so that like the wife of [Julius] Caesar, very little can be said about the peoples' qualification, competence or integrity."

''But I believe that if we are united and rally behind this team, we are capable of qualifying."

Ghana will face Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup play offs at the Cape Coast stadium on March 24th before playing Nigeria three days later.