Milovan Rajevac wants to return as Ghana coach two years after rejecting contract extension
Posted On Thursday, 12th July 2012
Ghana's national football team head coach Milovan Rajevac (C) looks at a magazine before kick off of a friendly match against the Latvian national team at the Stadiummk in Milton Keynes, central England, on June 5, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Ian Kington
By Ameenu Shardow
Milovan Rajevac has expressed the desire to return as Ghana coach two years after refusing to extend his stay with the Black Stars.
The Serbian presided over probably the most successful period in Ghana’s football history without winning a trophy – leading the team to two grand finale’s; at the 2009 CHAN (local Black Stars) and the 2010 Nations Cup.
He also led the main Black Stars team to equal an African record of a quarter final finish at the World Cup in South Africa after which his initial two-year deal with the Ghana FA expired.
The 58-year-old subsequently refused to sign a new deal to continue his great works with the Black Stars in preference to a more lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.
The former Vovojdina and Borac Cacak coach now says given the opportunity, he wishes to return to the post currently being manned by former Ghana captain Akwasi Appiah who also served as his assistant two years after turning down a chance to extend his stay.
“Coaching in Ghana is a beautiful experience and fantastic memories this is because Ghanaians adore football and we achieved results,” he told Kumasi-based Angel FM.
“Helping them qualify for the World Cup and beating my home country Serbia was one of the achievements and one day maybe I will arrive to maybe work again.
“Also there is a lot of possibilities of working in other African countries because I enjoyed my time in Africa.
“For two years I had no problem working in Ghana.
“My relationship with the Ghana FA, the media and the people was fantastic and is now my second home and one day probably, I will like to come back.”
Rajevac was in 2011 amongst candidates lined up to take up the Egyptian national team after the sacking of Hassan Shehata but the job was eventually handed to American Bob Bradley.
He was coach of the Qatar national team but was also sacked.
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Over our deadbody!we’re not ready for recyling.i wonder if these serbians think Ghana coaching job is their own.virtur international influence in players selection is thing of the past.no matter what happen,Akwasi Appiah is our own!
Before you open your big mouth and hurl out the filth, just look at our record with him, a world cup qualifying, an AFCON final, infact one of the best performances of any African nation at the WC.
Your Akwesi Appiah, the local or your own as you put it will not qualify the BlackStar to the worldcup, just wait and see. It is not because he’s local but for the fact that he does not have a mind of his own. Its the best job he is ever had in his life, so he is overwhelmed and does not want to anger his bosses at GFA who are pushing him to ran around begging players to come back to play. He looks like a dear in the headlight.
This guy can be gotten for cheap this time since he is now desperate to come back. He is our best chance of qualifying again or else someone will swoop him up on the continent and will come back to hunt us as the now Zambian coach is doing.
Look at some of the players he put in the world cup squad, who are not playing for the B/S now. Does anyone think Akwesi Appiah could have won with those players in the B/S team? No way.
I think you have made some valid points. your write up makes a lot of sense. i agree with you
Moja and Bosco …. As for me i know this guy is the best ever to handle the team… look at the introduction of Opoku Adgyeman…. He wants to build another solid team …. And he is way better than Goran and Kwesi and assistant Kunadu combined … i know we all want local coach but thats bcos Goran was worse than some local coaches… But Milo will always be Milo the Champion …..We need him … U wanna know why just watch GH VS Germany… and u will see the tactics u used …I love u Milo…
K Appiah’s strategy is just make a selection and send them out to play. He has none. You remember when we used to play in our backyard in Ghana? We used to just play with no stra.
@mojahaden–You are talking crap.You are upset because your favourate Marcel did not get the job and still has not gotten a taste of managerial job.
Akwasi Appiah will lead Ghana to the world cup.Rajevac has sense another opportunity to market himself because there is a world cup coming up.
The likes of RAJEVAC,KPB has no place in the BS affairs anymore.
Okay zambians are dogs, just thank your heavens that this guy and Leroy gave you a taste of the worldcup. Not every coach can qualify the B/Stars to the world cup. Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it, as it happened to us in the 60s, 70s, 80s and the 90s. There is more to coaching than being just a figure head.
Did you watch the B/S AFCON game against Zambia? We were down by only a game and he was already confused and lost, did not make any adjustment whatsoever. He was standing at the sideline looking around for help from his subordinates, who were all hiding in the player booth like chickens away from the cameras. Did you see how much sweat he was shedding? He was totally stranded.
Akwesi Appiah is now getting exposed for who he is, collecting paychecks all these years as a tag along. Heck, could have all been assistant coaches like him for the B/Stars if all it took was to give suggestions.
You can say all you want but your Akwesi Appiah is not in the same league with Rajevac. If even he qualifies the Stars to WC, I do not believe we will get pass the first round.
Mojahadine. You are an idiot. How can you condemn Kwasi Appiah in advance? are you God? Devil.
Is idiot your best english word? You are showing your naivety. Here is something smart for you to do, go back and watch the Zambian game and his actions after the Zambians scored, he had no strategy and did not counteract to anything that they were doing, is this the coach you want to lead you to qualify your team to the WC? Its not going to happen, not with him. World cup is not for sisi’s.
If we even barely qualifies, trust me, it will be over in the first round like the Ivorians, the Egyptians, Algerians, Nigerians and the rest of the African teams that have made a career of qualifying just to be there.
Penny wise, pound foolish. The worse is yet to come and the whole country will be shocked for the next four years. Remember, he is a yes man and a Nyantakyi/GFA stooge. He has no coaching in him. His goal is to assemble players and hopefully everything works out fine.
You and I will be watching the world cup in Brazil with no Black Stars.
@real sabacious,dnt say over our deadbody,say over my dead body.wht do u mean.dis rajevac made us qualify for the 2010 w.cup without losing a single match.he took a below par team 2 de final of 2010 afcon n ghana surprised de world by reaching the quaterfinal of de wc n if it wasn’t gyan we wld have been in the semi-final.let’s sit down n see weder akwasi appiah can even accomplish the same.dnt jux sit der n akwasi appiah is our own
real Sabacious has said it OVER OUR DEAD BODY, no more Serbians, no more Virtus, and if Akwasi Appiah also play into the hands of Agents we the real Blackstar supporters will kick him out.
What results did ghana ever achieve???????.i hop this tym around u will b able to sensitese the players nt 2 depend on juju.all else the story will be lyk succesful bt no trophy
Rajevac neva made dis reggae man even kick a ball.derick boateng fools around at de centre of pitch shaking his dreadlocks as if he is dancing 2 a reggae tune n gives some 2 yard,5yard passes n we say he is creative.if we call 2yards passes creativity ,den we have insulted de qualities of passes de lyks of xavi n pirlo gives.in short,derick boateng n inkoom shld not be called 2 de black stars
wasnt it the introduction of derek boateng and opare that changed the Ghana VS England game at Wembley. I think he had a bad day at Zambia but he’s still a good player. However we really need QUincy in our team.
hahahaha, Don you crack me up
The inquest into how Ghana failed to inspire at the last African Cup continues and has taken another twist.
Coach of the team, Goran Stevanovic, has revealed the destructive mentality of some of his players who feel the use of black magic is the answer to football success, according to documents SuperSport.com has seen.
The Serbian made this known in his hugely anticipated technical report of what happened at the recently ended African Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
“We all need to help in changing some players’ mentality about using black power to destroy themselves and also make sure we install discipline and respect for each other,” said the coach in the report.
The statement is a damning indictment of the mindset of these professionals, who are mostly European base and are usually expected to believe in the ability of hardwork and the scientific process to achieve rewards on the field.
“After losing to Zambia, there arose so many accusations amongst the players during my meeting with them,” Goran also said in the technical report.
“I have learnt great lessons from African football and also about Ghanaian players’ behaviour on and off the field.”
Ghana failed to make it past the semi-final in the African Cup, losing to eventual champions, Zambia. The Serbian gave his views on the matter.
“We reached the semi finals of the competition playing against Zambia. We played our best game in the tournament outplaying the Zambians technically and tactically.
“We created many scoring opportunities but unfortunately could not utilise our chances. The Zambians created two chances and were fortunate to get a goal. We lost 1-0 but there was vast improvement in our game compared to the group stage matches.”
Getting to the semi itself proved to be laboured, with tetchy performances in the group stages and a lucky break against Tunisia helping the team that far.
The coach continued by revealing the shattered confidence of the team following the loss to the Chipolopolo.
“After the loss every individual in camp was devastated and spirit in camp was zero. I held a meeting with the playing body the following day to encourage and to psyche them for our next game with Mali.”
Now that the FA has his technical report, Goran’s future will be decided in two weeks.
What is your point in all these lengthy reproduction?
Ghanaians are generally trapped in our traditional societal mindset of blaming witches and other abstract and unseen forces for all that goes wrong with us. We take no responsibility whatsoever. These days pastors have taken over that mantle… they drum into the heads of church goers to blame the devil / Satan and other family members as well as friends for all their woes, inadequacies and failures. So consistently Ghana man/woman never does anything wrong. It is always the fault of somebody or some dark forces in the abstract world. Black Stars players are very much part of the larger Ghanaian family, Goran’s report shows the extent to which our distorted mindset and belief systems have influenced the national psyche. Most of us are pretty much not capable of reasoning and rational thinking any longer, because there is always somebody to blame for our failures.
the last sentence is not grammatically constructed.It’s bad english.
Ex-Ghana international midfielder Sarfo Gyamfi says players of the Black Stars have always used ‘juju’ to enhance their performances.
But the former Kotoko midfielder, who played for the Black Stars in the 1990s, is shocked over reports that the players used ‘juju’ at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to outdo each other.
This comes after a confidential report by Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic which was presented to the executive committee of the federation was leaked to the media.
The Serbian manager was giving his reasons why the Black Stars failed to win the title and was suggesting ways of helping to solve the situation.
The coach did not name any specific players in that part of the report and the GFA is refusing to comment on the matter, saying it does not discuss any issues arising from leaked documents.
Gyamfi, who believes in spiritual consultations before matches, says even though they used juju in their players days, they used it in search of luck for the team.
“It has always happened, but players have used it to protect themselves and normally in search of luck,” Sarfo Gyami, who was a member of the Ghana side at the 1992 Nations Cup, told BBC Sport.
“I have never heard of a situation when players have used it against their own colleagues. That is a very bad situation.”
Stevanovic, who is coaching in Africa for the first time, revealed in the classified report that the use of witchcraft by the players must stop.
“We all need to help in changing some players’ mentality about using ‘black power’ to destroy themselves, and also make sure we instil discipline and respect for each other,” the coach said.
In a report delivered to the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) executive committee, Stevanovic added: “After losing to Zambia, there arose so many accusations amongst the players.
Learn to make relevant comments. The topic under discussion is the return of Milavan to the Black stars. If you don’t have anything to write on your own, just stay off and stop the massive copying and pasting
No thank u..
One of the clubs in Ghana should sign him up. Hearts, Kotoko, Chelsea etc
No1 in his right mind can compare this competent coach to unqalified kumasi coach who likes to play inlaws because of tribal reasons.wise up*
son of a whore, what is your problem with coaches from kumasi? if Appiah manage to qualify us to the wc or even win the afcn, may you burn and return to the ashes you came from mutherfucker. show respect to your fellow countryman and you shall be respected. wise up you tribalistic fool. enemies of progress will never succeed. milo, go back to chopping trees in Serbia and leave us alone. after all the support and glory we gave you, you stabbed us in the back. now that you have realized that you can’t coach, you want to come ride on our tallented players again? akwasi appiah is our coach, next will be sellas tetteh and then konadu. no more foreign coaches!
You can’t race a donkey and expect to win a race for thoroughbreds. Milo found out the hard way. He went after the dollars and to his dismay he could not deliver the goods. Good luck to you Milo, you have been ungrateful and your loyalty is misplaced. Ghanaians do not need this type of charade.
If you dont need this type of charade then u’ll sit down behind your TV and watch Zambia lose to teams you know the black stars would have beaten easily @ Brazil 2012.Akwasi Appiah cannot take us anywhere.period.
Maybe Sudan instead. who knows?
Sudan vs. Holland. what an interesting match that would be ? heheeeeeee LOL
for real Akwasi Appiah cant take us to world cup… and its not a curse… technically he is not good…
100% correct.
i think something is wrong with him
He Is a DONKEY Ass.
Best foreign coach ever! He must come back.
u were not loyal to ghana by going after oil money. Anyway, Doya too said the same thing like u
The fool found out he is not as good as he thought lol. Sabecious I agree with you 100%. To hell with all those people who would want this opportunist back. Have we have no dignity as a country???? The likes of Milo and kvp should not even step foot in Ghana. These pimps are a disgrace to the sports.
we are looking for a tight at back and and midfield that keeps position when they want to and not defensive tennis tactics
The 58-year-old subsequently refused to sign a new deal to continue his great works with the Black Stars in preference to a more lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.PETROL DOLLARS! PETRO DOLLARS CAN NOT PLAY!EVEN A DONKEY CAN TRAIN GHANA IF KNOWS WHO SHOULD BE FIELDED OR NOT!MUNTARI,GYAN, DEREK,AYEW,ASAMOAH,MENSAH no1,BOYE,VORSAH,ETC. AND TELL PLAY FOOTBALL!
Milovan was good in his days with the black stars-no doubt about that, but that was hugely due to the high quality materials that were available to him. Again, he enjoyed the full support of every football loving Ghanaian. That not withstanding, his reign with the black stars was one of the most successful moments in Ghana football. The question is, could he have risen that high in his coaching carreer if he was coaching any team other than the black stars. Need i remind you that a little was known of him even in his native serbia until his successful stints with the black stars???? And if he was a hero and a superstar why did he fail in his two other positions at al ahli and the qater national team? We make these so-called expatriate coaches who they are by availang our best materials and re resources to them on top of the fat monies they take as their wages. THE BLACKMAN IS CAPABLE OF MANAGING HIS OWN AFFAIRS GIVEN THE NEEDED SUPPORT AND REQUISITE RESOURCES. WHOEVER THINKS THE BLACK STARS CANNOT MAKE IT TO BRAZIL 2014 IS DREAMING, AND THEY MUST WAKE UP FROM THAT DREAM. I AM DAMN SURE THESE SAME PEOPLE WILL COME HAILING AKWASI APPIAH AND HIS MEN IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. We cant sell ourselves so cheap by taking him back after he slapped us right in the face for OIL MONEY. GOD BLESS GHANA
I agree with you that Milo appears to have been successful with the Black Stars largely because of the array of talents available to him. He wouldn’t have achieved the same success if he were to coach
Togo or Benin. Nontheless, he still deserves credit, not all coaches can deliver results given the same resources.
I like to think that Kwasi Appiah can deliver similar results for us. But I worry about his tactical skills. His strategy in our last game against Zambia exposed his deficiency. Whereas the Zambian coach employed a well rehearsed tactical game plan, Kwasi Appiah just went in to look for a win without a plan, when indeed all we needed was to draw the match by stuffing our midfield with 5 men backed by 4 defense men to frustrate their advance towards our goal area. Just like what Milo did when we played away against Mali. Milo frustrated their attack throught the first half, by the time second half started their players were tired. We concluded the game with two goals win. He used the same strategy to see the Sudanese off in Sudan.
The conclusion is that – it is not always easy to win away matches in football, what you can do is to prevent your team from conceding goals, first and foremost.
Akwasi Appiah you the man don get discouraged with thm haters,some of us know u gona deliver just like you did against Lesotho that was un overwhelming victory that had every jack n jill eating out of yo hand but after only 1 loss everyone is throwing spanners..wat a shame!
Ghanaians must think deep before talk. When Milo abandoned black stars job i was not too happy at all. I made negative comment against him but when i think deep about him and what he did for Ghana i find out that i’m wrong. What he did for Ghana is more important than the small mistake he made. So let’s give him a second chance and he will do a great job for Ghana again. Everybody can make a mistake
Jheez its only been two games and ur already judging appiah wtf grow up man some people are soo dumb give him tie and lets support him and see how it goes
dont let him back
Whoever insult me i’ll never take it serious. I’m sure if you guys compare Milo and Appiah you will see that Milo is the right man for the black stars job
Think is a wake up call for kwasi and Maxi, in as much as we would like to maintain our OWN, we would also like to achieve good results too, i was too sorry for him in the last game played against the fowl forkers, when are you giving him those refresher course as per his contract gfa?
anywayz i’m glad Milo said he reads from this site too……
HE REJECTED THE DEAL GFA HAD FOR HIM THINKING HE COULD GET A BETTER OFFER SOMEWHERE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE NO COUNTRY VALUED HIM THE SAME WAY GHANA DID, …..IF HE WANTS BACK THEM EVEN THE CONTRACT GFA OFFERED HIM TWO YRS AGO SHOULD BE BROUGHT DOWN TO 75% FOR NOT BEING LOYAL TO SIGNING THE NEW NEW. I HOPE GFA DOESNT GET OVERWHELM BY WANT BACK STATEMENT AND PAY HIM UNNECESSARY AMOUNT. IF SERBIA NEED A NEW COACH HIS NAME WILL NOT EVEN BE ON THE SHORT LIST. PAY CUT TO COME BACK.
Kwasi Appiah will qualify Ghana to the WC and beyond. Milo got fired from Qatar, meaning he is useless without Ghana’s high quality players.
If Coach Appiah loses to Zambia again he should be fired on the spot and Milo should be re-hired as the Black Stars Coach because he has been there and done it. He says he loves Ghana and regrets leaving to chase after money. He wants to be the first Coach to take an African team all the way to the finals.
He is not asking to Coach Serbia because he knows “Ghana got talent”. This guy got his house burned to the ground for leading Ghana to beat Serbia. He is now a Ghanaian we should give him first crack at the job if the need arises. I hope and pray that it will not come to that. I really want our local Coach Appiah to be successful.
after 2 games and people are all ready to get rid of Appiah..TWO GAMES?!! Some of the commentators on here would rather be a slave to the whim of a coach who thought he could do better but was shown up twice as not being good enough than rather give Appiah a chance. If Kwesi Appiah flops then so be it, but TWO GAMES and already judgement.
I am a Mining Engineer and looking for a job to coach Ghana at AFCON 2013 and Brazil World Cup 2014 when you qualify.
Forget about Milovan or Appiah for any future success apart from me. Let them qualify you to Afcon 2013 and then hire me when you face Zambia. I will teach you how Football Engineering is.
When you go to the world cup, get me and I will get you to the finals only to lose on penalties. Gyan will take all the 3 penalties and he will score none.
At least you will make history of reaching the World Cup Finals which is a plus.
Hahahahaaa, Zambia is also in the group. JESUS CHRIST!!!! MISSION IMPOSSIBLE WITH 3 POINTS OFF SUDAN COMING SOON, HAAA, WHAT A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
@Mojahadine, i like your comments. You are right. I agree with you perfectly. I hope the GFA bosses read your sensible comments here