Heartwarming Footage of Ghana Coach Otto Addo Consoling Heartbroken Son Heung Min Emerges

Heartwarming Footage of Ghana Coach Otto Addo Consoling Heartbroken Son Heung Min Emerges

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:18 PM
In this article:
FIFA World Cup logo
FIFA World Cup
International
Heung-Min Son logo
H.Son
Tottenham Hotspur logoFSouth Korea logo
  • Ghana coach Otto Addo has taken the opportunity to console Son Heung-min
  • The South Korean star was heartbroken after his team lost to the Black Stars
  • Addo was Son's coach during the player's youth team days at Hamburger SV

Black Stars coach Otto Addo took a moment to console his former player Son Heung-min, after Ghana's victory over South Korea.

The Tottenham star was heartbroken and could not contain his tears, as the Asians now sit on the brink of elimination following the defeat to Ghana.

A Mohammed Kudus brace helped the Black Stars to an emphatic win ahead of the final round of games on Friday.

OTTO ADDO, SON HEUNG-MIN, GHANA, WORLD CUP
Otto Addo has been spotted consoling his former player Son Heung-min. Credit: @CAF_Online @FIFAcom
Source: Twitter

In a video posted on social media, Addo - who coached Son during his time with Hamburger SV's youth team - took the chance to comfort the South Korean.

Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find "Recommended for you" block and enjoy!

The Taegeuk Warrios sit bottom of Group H with just a point, and will face favourites Portugal in the final round of games.

Meanwhile, the four-time African champions will be boosted by the victory ahead of their game against Uruguay.

Ghana have failed to make it beyond the group stage only once, having reached the round of 16 and the quarter-final in 2006 and 2010.

Mohammed Kudus scores Mundial brace

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 on Monday, keeping their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento's side facing an early exit.

Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half, with Ajax midfielder Kudus doubling the Black Stars' lead a short while later.

After looking powerless in the first half, the Tigers of Asia roared again after the break, restoring parity with a quickfire double from forward Cho Gue-sung.

Kudus: Man of the Match

Kudus was awarded the Man of the Match, after Ghana's entertaining victory over South Korea in their second Group H game at the World Cup.

The Ajax star scored twice to help the West Africans to a 3-2 victory in Al Rayyan on Monday afternoon.

The 22-year-old gave Ghana connected with Jordan Ayew and Gideon Mensah to give the Black Stars a two-goal first-half lead.

Authors
Lukman Mumuni photo
Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
Tags
GhanaWorld