Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi has shared insights into why Milovan Rajevac was chosen as the head coach of the Black Stars.
In 2008, the GFA appointed the Serbian trainer on a two-year contract. Under his guidance, the national team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, where they narrowly missed a semi-final spot after losing to Uruguay in a dramatic quarter-final match decided by a penalty shootout.
In an interview, Nyantakyi reflected on the challenges faced by the Black Stars, emphasizing that a series of coaching changes without tangible results is a sign of ongoing struggles.
“Our Black Stars hasn’t been good. We’ve appointed five coaches in five years but we are not seeing any changes so judging as an outsider, things haven’t been great,” the former CAF 1st Vice President and FIFA Executive Committee member told Lawson FM.
Nyantakyi explained that, the qualities he looked for when appointing a coach: ambition and resilience.
“Milovan Rajevac convinced me that he would be able to endure the hardship in Africa and that made me appoint him. He told me he was on the bus with his former club Vojvodina for 1,000 kilometers and he was on the bus together with the players.
“That honestly convinced me to appoint him and he excelled when given the opportunity. I think the Serbians and Africa have something similar with Africa and when Milo came in, he did not disappoint us,” he added.
Nyantakyi added that Rajevac’s background and understanding of African football made him the right fit for Ghana, and Rajevac did not disappoint during his tenure.
However, after the 2010 World Cup, Rajevac left Ghana on September 8, 2010, to take up a new role with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli just a day later.
Meanwhile, Otto Addo’s future as head coach of the Black Stars remains uncertain. The Ghana Football Association’s Executive Council is yet to make a decision after the team’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a
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