Black Stars backroom staff disbanded after woeful AFCON exit
The Black Stars backroom staff has been disbanded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following the team’s abysmal performance at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The decision to sack the head coach, Milovan Rajevac was made official after long hours of meeting between the Ghana Football Association and the Sports Ministry and was announced on Wednesday after the Serbian was reappointed three-months ago.
Assistant coaches Otto Addo, Maxwell Konadu, and goalkeepers trainer Richard Kingston who constitute the technical team have all been affected as a result of Milovan’s exit after the Sports Ministry directed the FA to disband the entire technical team.
It is the second time Maxwell Kondau and Richard Kingston have been sacked by the GFA as they held similar roles during Kwasi Appiah’s second tenure.
GFA said their decision “follows the receipt of the Technical Report from the Coach, the Medical Report and the Report from the Management Committee following Ghana’s early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 tournament.”
Ghana recorded their worst performance ever at the AFCON as they finished bottom of their group without a win and just a single point as they were beaten by Morocco and Comoros and drew with Gabon.
A new backroom staff will be announced and their first task will be to ensure Ghana qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Ghana face a tough test in the final qualifying round in March as they have been drawn against fierce rivals Niegria.
