{"id":1135780,"date":"2022-06-27T18:15:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/27\/why-milovan-rajevac-was-re-appointed-by-ghana-fa\/"},"modified":"2022-06-27T18:15:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:15:03","slug":"why-milovan-rajevac-was-re-appointed-by-ghana-fa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/27\/why-milovan-rajevac-was-re-appointed-by-ghana-fa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Milovan Rajevac was re-appointed by Ghana FA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"497\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rajevac-750x536-1-696x497.jpg\"   alt=\"Milovan Rajevac\" title=\"Milovan Rajevac\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milovan Rajevac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Randy Abbey, has defended the decision to reappoint Milovan Rajevac as the head coach of the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Following the sacking of C.K. Akonnor, the country\u2019s football governing body announced the re-appointment of the Serbian gaffer on a one-year renewable deal upon a recommendation by the three-member committee put together by the Executive Council to search for a new trainer within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>However, Milovan and his technical bench were fired after Ghana\u2019s poor showing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Cameroon, where the team failed to win a single game and exited the group phase with just one point.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, Randy Abbey defended the decision to re-appoint Milovan Rajevac, insisting they cannot be blamed because the trainer failed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ABBEY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABBEY-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"Randy Abbey\" class=\"wp-image-1775433\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Randy Abbey<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI always say people don\u2019t know what went into the decision to reappoint Milovan Rajevac as the head coach of the Black Stars,\u201d he said on Accra-based\u00a0<strong>Original FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ghana Football Association gave\u00a0us 48 hours to settle on a new coach for the team and we decided that we have to go in for someone who understands the culture of the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHerv\u00e9 Renard was our first choice but when we contacted him, he was not ready to leave his work with the Saudi Arabia team because he told us he wants to lead the side to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Again, his monthly was a problem because he was on $80,000 but we were still ready to negotiate with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuickly, we had to engage Milovan Rajevac because of his pedigree and what he has done with the national team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe accepted the challenge and came but the fact that he failed does not mean we the committee that brought him did not do a good job,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo has been subsequently named Milovan Rajevac\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"dmhuHQ64Y9E\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Western Region Floods: Bamiako in Nzema East District still flooded  (27-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmhuHQ64Y9E?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milovan Rajevac Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Randy Abbey, has defended the decision to reappoint Milovan Rajevac as the head coach of the Black Stars. 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