{"id":759142,"date":"2022-01-20T18:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/20\/afcon-2021-milovan-doesnt-deserve-gfas-sympathy-gabby-otchere-darko\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T18:10:05","slug":"afcon-2021-milovan-doesnt-deserve-gfas-sympathy-gabby-otchere-darko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/20\/afcon-2021-milovan-doesnt-deserve-gfas-sympathy-gabby-otchere-darko\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Milovan doesn\u2019t deserve GFA\u2019s sympathy \u2013 Gabby Otchere-Darko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"508\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-10-10-at-16.29.43-696x508.jpeg\"   alt=\"Milovan Rajevac\" title=\"Milovan Rajevac\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milovan Rajevac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, is convinced that coach Milovan Rajevac should be reprimanded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the Black Stars\u2019 early exit in the 2021 AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Otchere-Darko has noted that comments made by Mr Rajevac after the senior national soccer team got kicked out by Comoros on Tuesday, reflect his ill-preparation towards the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Black Stars\u2019 loss, Milovan said he will not leave his post despite the team\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n<p>In his post-match conference, he said: \u201cI will stay and lead Ghana in the World Cup qualifiers in March. I believe we have a team that can become stronger and get to the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He told Ghanaians that he has handled the team for just three and a half months, hence \u201cdon\u2019t expect magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But according to Mr Otchere-Darko in a tweet, the utterance made by the coach is rather unfortunate as it shows his lack of seriousness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not resign, because I came here to take Ghana to the World Cup.\u201d The unfortunate words of Coach Milo. \u201cThese words alone confirm that the Serb didn\u2019t approach the AFCON tournament with the seriousness expected of a national coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, said \u201che (Milovan Rajevac) doesn\u2019t deserve the sympathy of the GFA\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI will not resign, because I came here to take Ghana to the World Cup.\u201d The unfortunate words of Coach Milo. These words alone confirm that the Serb didn\u2019t approach the AFCON tournament with the seriousness expected of a national coach. He doesn\u2019t deserve the sympathy of the GFA<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabbyDarko\/status\/1483573652700418049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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=\"G6_k6vT3E1U\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom News monitors activities at various halls at University of Ghana - Premtobre Kasee (20-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6_k6vT3E1U?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milovan Rajevac A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, is convinced that coach Milovan Rajevac should be reprimanded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the Black Stars\u2019 early exit in the 2021 AFCON tournament. 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