|
GFA outdoors new coach of the national football
team next Monday
Accra, Aug 12, Ghanadot/GNA – The Ghana Football Association
(GFA) will on Monday formally outdoor Milovan Rajevac as the
new coach of the national football team, Black Stars.
The 54-year Serbian has reached a two-year term with the GFA
and will begin his tenure by guiding the Black Stars in an
international friendly against Tanzania on Wednesday, August
20, in Arusha.
Rajevac holds a UEFA Professional coaching license and is
expected to arrive in Accra this Saturday.
The former FC Red Star Belgrade trainer who will earn 360
thousand Euros annually has been tasked to qualify the Stars
to the Angola 2010 African Cup of Nations and the World Cup
in South Africa with distinction as the anticipated grade
and goal of Ghanaians.
His monthly remuneration of 30,000 Euros is far below the
200,000 Euros and 40,000 Euros quoted by former France
captain Didier Deschamps and former Austrian trainer Josef
Hickersberger.
Kwasi Nyantakyi, President of the GFA told GNA Sports that
the coach is currently the trainer of Serbia’s FK Borac who
are participating in the UEFA Cup competition and has the
drive to lead the Stars to the required destination.
The coach is expected to terminate his appointment with FK
Borac after Thursday’s UEFA Cup second qualifying round
first leg clash against Locomotiv Sofia of Bulgaria.
“Milo” as he is formally called previously coached in
Sweden, China, Germany and Qatar and is seen in East Europe
as the “Master Tactician” won the race ahead of Ralf Zumdick
and Josef Hickersberger due largely to his track record
which includes being adjudged Serbia’s best last year.
The President of the FA said it was crucial for Ghanaians to
rally behind the coach who replaces Claude Le Roy who turned
down an offer to renew his contract last May.
Nyantakyi said the coach whose first national team job would
be with the Black Stars “is hungry for success and has
proved to have a great insight on all our players.”
He said even though the trainer who turned down an offer to
coach the Serbian national team might not be a big name,
“his zeal and hunger for success is evident that he will be
up to the task.”
The Serbian speaks average English and is expected to
communicate with the players through an interpreter who will
earn a maximum of 2000 euros monthly to be borne by both
parties.
The President said he was convinced language will not be a
barrier “since football itself is a universal language.”
Players of the Black Stars have already been informed about
the appointment of the coach who has also been tasked to
groom a winsome local team to feed the senior team.
GNA
|
