Goran Stevanovic will become the third Serbian in succession to be named Ghana coach and he looks set to build on the successes chalked by his predecessors.
\nDujkovic was appointed Black Stars with a paucity of experience in 2005 but defied odds to secure a World Cup qualification berth and progressed beyond the Group phase.
\nExit Duya, enter Milovan Rajevac who went one better by sealing a 2010 Fifa World Cup spot with two matches to spare and then missed out on winning the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola.
\nMilo, as he\u2019s affectionately called, shot into international recognition by becoming the only African country to advance to the quarter-final at the mundial in South Africa.
\nLike the North African countries which prefer French coaches, Ghana might be on course with the appointments of competent Serbian coaches.
\n\u201cThese Eastern Europeans have the discipline and technical know-how to succeed in the country,\u201d Former Ghana FA boss Nyaho Tamakloe once said.
\nStevanovic will take over a rich stock of youthful players who have the pedigree of pulling the chest nut out of the blazing fire.
\nAt age 44, he becomes one of the youngest coaches to handle the Black Stars and can cope with set-up at his disposal.
\nCredentials:
\nHe was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro technical team as assistant coach that played at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany and never conceded a goal during the qualifiers.
\nStevanovic held the position for three years before moving on to club football as an assistant for Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade between 2007 and 2009.
\nHe has handled big name players like Inter Milan\u2019s Dejan Stankovic, Nemanja Vidic of Manchester United, Mateja Kezman just to mention a few.
\nStevanovic\u2019s ability to read
\nAchievements:
\nHe won the league title and the Cup double the following year as the head coach but left after only 18 months in charge.
\nHe lacked management\u2019s backing to finance the signing three new players to aid their campaign and to leave the club after fans incessantly demanded results.
\nLanguage barrier:
\nStevanovic speaks four other languages- Greek, Spanish, English and Portuguese- in addition to his native Serbian.
\nThis put him in a strategic position to communicate with club coaches of Ghanaian players across the globe.
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