When the Ghana Football Association (GFA) had that avalanche of applicants all wishing to fill the vacant position of Black Stars coach created by the sudden departure of Serbian Milovan Rajevac, I chuckled.What ran through my mind was an old childhood proverb which literally translated says “when a hole is created on the anthill all kinds of animals flock into it”.I had that ominous feeling that the recent successes chalked by the Black Stars may be giving the wrong signals that any self-styled coach can handle the team with ease. That is the conclusion I can draw for the long list of people with no proven track record of coaching success who boldly claimed the right to handle the 2010 World Cup quarter finalists. more »

The mood of uncertainty that characterized the fate of Ghana’s national soccer team, Black Stars after their disastrous trial match against Holland, has now completely changed to a hopeful one following the splendid 1-0 win over Latvia on Saturday. Many of the doomsayers in the Ghanaian media who predicted that Ghana would be only tourists in South Africa are now full of praise for Coach Rajevac Milovan and his squad. more »

Rajevac Milovan, the Serbian coach of Ghana’s national football team Black Stars, must be having sleepless nights following the Stars humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of Holland in a trial match on Tuesday. more »

I am tickled by the demeanour of two famous football coaches who have qualified their respective teams for the 2010 World Cup even with a couple of qualifiers to go; Fabio Capello for England and Milovan Rajevac for Ghana. Their contrasting mode of commenting on burning issues is quite exciting. Capello appears to be blunt and Rajevac looks like someone who doesn’t want to hurt a fly. more »

The Black Stars’ date with Sudan this Saturday in a World Cup/Africa Cup qualifying match quickly brings to mind a similar fixture in Omdurman eight years ago as both nations were seeking a place on board the 2002 Japan/ Korea World Cup and Cup of Nations in Mali. more »