Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac sacked
Only four months after taking over as Black Stars coach, Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac has been sacked after a poor run which saw Ghana exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage.
The decision was taken following a meeting between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association in the aftermath of Ghana’s group stage exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Rajevac, 67, who returned for a second stint with the Black Stars in September 2021, supervised a disappointing AFCON campaign in Cameroon where Ghana picked up just one point from their three group stage games, finishing bottom of Group C.
The Sports Ministry summoned the GFA to a meeting on Friday January 21, 2022 in which they directed the country’s football governing body to review the coach’s position because the people of Ghana “have lost confidence in the technical team’s ability to deliver success”.
On Saturday morning, the GFA fired the Serbian trainer.
Rajevac’s endured a difficult second spell despite leading Ghana to the FIFA World Cup qualifiers play-offs spot.
In eight games in charge of the Black Stars, Milovan Rajevac won only three, lost three and drew two after replacing C.K Akonnor in September.
Under the coach, Ghana had it worst ever Africa Cup of Nations campaign, after failing to win a single game at the tournament in Cameroon.
The Black Stars will find out their opponents for the play-offs of the World Cup today, January 22.
However, the 2010 AFCON final coach will not be in charge of the West African powerhouse.
Meanwhile, the GFA will be in a hunt for a new coach, their third since the Kurt administration took over office.
