Milovan Rajevac is in Ghana to Take Up Black Stars Technical Advisory Role | First Right Move the Ghana FA has Made in Ages

Kwesi Appiah is incompetent. It is a subjective opinion, but one I’m pretty sure majority of Ghanaians would agree with me on. Since taking over the team over two years ago, the Black Stars have moved from disaster to disaster whilst he stubbornly refuses to resign, and his employers refuse to fire him; because he’s the most amenable coach they’ve hired in a while.

Kwesi Appiah’s problem is not limited to on the pitch failings- though that’s a big part of it. The Black Stars camp has become a circus with him in charge, with no leadership from him meaning the players have free rein to basically do whatever they like. This has led to several incidents such as the world cup fiasco, incidents with Muntari and Prince Boateng, Asamoah Gyan leaving camp before last Saturday’s game; and has led to a laissez faire atmosphere which has severely hampered the Stars’ performances on the pitch.

It is against this backdrop that former coach Milovan Rajevac is in town to be named as the technical advisor for the Black Stars. The Serbian, who led the team to our best ever world cup performance in South Africa, is to serve in a largely ceremonial role over his former assistant.

The whole technical director saga has raised eyebrows, especially with people worrying over whether it’s not redundant to have a technical advisor whose functions are not particularly clear, and whether there wouldn’t be a usurpation of the coach’s power. After events over the last few months, Milo is being welcomed as a Messiah of a sort.

And that more than anything reveals how bad Kwesi Appiah’s tenure has become, if the former coach who left under acrimonious circumstances is being welcomed with open arms.

Rajevac makes Ghanaians nostalgic for the time he was in charge, when discipline reigned supreme in the Stars’ camp. And it wasn’t just discipline in camp, but on the pitch as well. 2010 saw Ghana playing the most organised football in our history, a game based on a solid defence and swift counter attacks, one which required commitment and dedication of all eleven men on the pitch.

I feel that for Ghanaians now, that is all we require from our Black Stars, and people are hoping that Milo’s return could spark off a change in the mentality of the Black Stars. Also any solution that might help Kwesi Appiah get a little more competent is welcome to us as a people.

For now Milovan Rajevac would meet the three member committee charged with choosing the technical advisor, and then his appointment would be subject to approval from the GFA’s Executive Committee. These should be mere formalities though, as appointing Rajevac would be the first good move the Ghana FA would have made in a long while.

With reports circulating indicating Kwesi Appiah has been given an ultimatum regarding the Togo game, maybe he might just lose and then get himself fired, leaving Rajevac to be the substantive head coach. Judging the public’s mood, I know a vast majority of us wouldn’t mind that particular turn of events one bit.