Ghana coach Otto Addo has visited his roots in Bubuashie-a suburb of Accra to pay homage to the society that supported him from childhood.
The Ghanaian gaffer is basking in the glory after guiding the Black Stars to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Borussia Dortmund assistant coach has been hailed by Ghanaians after plotting the country's return to the global stage.
Addo returned to his boyhood neighbourhood in Bubuashie- a suburb of the Ghanaian capital, Accra to pay homage to the society that offered him support during his upbringing.
It was a scene of joy and ecstatic as scores of people thronged onto the street to welcome one of their own.
Addo is the first Ghanaian footballer to qualify for the World Cup both as a player and a coach.
The 46-year-old guided the Black Stars to the 2022 World Cup on the away goal rule at the expense of their regional rivals Nigeria.
The four-time African champions forced a 1-1 draw against the Super Eagles at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday evening.
Addo becomes the first Ghanaian footballer to qualify for the World Cup both as a player and a coach after he represented the West Africans at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
This is a momentous feat by the gaffer as he etch his name in the Ghanaian football history.
Ghana became the first African nation to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after forcing their arch-rivals Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in Abuja, to qualify on the away goals rule.
However, there were ugly scenes at full-time as angry Super Eagles fans peppered Ghana's players and staff with water bottles thrown from the stands as they left the pitch.
Nigerian fans acted with anger and unrestrained frustration as violence overshadowed the Super Eagles' World Cup exit.
Local spectators peppered both the Ghana fans, some 100 or so, and the Black Stars players with water bottles - forcing the latter to cower and cover their heads as they battled their way down the tunnel following a mass pitch invasion.
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