AFCON 2021
OFFICIAL: Milovan Rajevac names Ghana Black Stars final squad for AFCON
Kudus Mohammed has been named in Milovan Rajevac’s final 28-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations that will be kicking off in Cameroon in the next few days.
AS Roma youngster Felix Afena Gyan and Clermont Foot midfielder Salis Abdul Samed missed out on the final list for the tournament which kicks off on Sunday, January 9, 2022, in Cameroon.
Ghana will play a friendly International against African Champions Algeria on Wednesday, January 05, 2022, at the Education City Stadium in Doha to wrap up preparations ahead of the tournament. The Black Stars will kick start the tournament against giants Morocco on Monday, January 10 before taking on Gabon and Comoros in the other Group C matches.
Full Squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town, England), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen, Belgium), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
DEFENDERS: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC, England), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC, england), Gideon Mensah (Girondins de Bordeaux, France), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC, France), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew, USA), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes, Portugal)
The Ghana Football Association have officially sacked Milovan Rajevac after the Nation’s disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Cameroon.
Official Statement:
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has decided to part ways with Black Stars Coach Milovan Rajevac.
This follows the receipt of the Technical Report from the Coach, the Medical Report and the Report from the Management Committee following Ghana’s early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 tournament.
The Executive Council after considering the three reports and engagements with key stakeholders has decided to end its relationship with Coach Milovan Rajevac and also decided that the Black Stars Management Committee be reconstituted.
The Association would like to thank Milovan Rajevac and the Management Committee the very best in their future endeavours.
The GFA will soon announce the reconstituted Technical Team and Management Committee after due engagement with all relevant stakeholders.
Ghana’s next assignment is a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff against Nigeria in March 2022.
AFCON 2021
Breaking News: CAF release statement after six people die in stampede after Cameroon game against Comoros
At least six people have been confirmed dead after a stampede outside the Olembe Stadium where Cameroon played Comoros on Monday night in Yaounde.
Naseri Paul Biya, governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more casualties.
The stampede happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde to watch the host country play Comoros in a last-16 knockout game.
Officials at the nearby Messassi hospital said they had received at least 40 injured people from the stampede.
“Some of the injured are in desperate condition,” said Olinga Prudence, a nurse. “We will have to evacuate them to a specialized hospital.”
Official CAF Statement:
CAF is aware of the incident that took place at Olembe Stadium during the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations fixture between hosts Cameroon and Comoros tonight, 24 January 2022.
CAF is currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired. We are in constant communication with Cameroon government and the Local Organizing Committee.
Tonight, the CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe sent the General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba to visit the supporters in hospital in Yaoundé.
CAF | Communication Department
Black Stars coach, Milovan Rajevac, has been relieved off duties
The decision was made after a meeting between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association in the aftermath of Ghana’s group stage exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Rajevac, 67, who returned for a second stint with the Black Stars in September 2021, supervised an abysmal AFCON campaign in Cameroon where Ghana picked up only one point from their three group stage outings, finishing bottom of Group C.
The Sports Ministry summoned the GFA to a meeting on Friday January 21, 2022 in which they directed the country’s football governing body to review the coach’s position because the people of Ghana “have lost confidence in the technical team’s ability to deliver success”.
AFCON 2021
Ministry of Youth and Sports release statement after meeting with GFA on Milovan’s future
Ghana Ministry of Youths and Sports have released a statement to give an update on the meeting they had with the Ghana Football Association about Ghana’s disappointing output at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
In the statement released on Friday night, the Ministry of Youth and Sports asked the Ghana Football Association to reconstitute the Black Stars management committee after a disappointing AFCON campaign.
FYI pic.twitter.com/Sr5BcIjV1g
— Sports & Recreation. (@moysgovgh) January 21, 2022
Ghana Black Stars crashed out of the AFCON after losing to Morocco, drawing against Gabon and finally losing to Comoros in their final group game.
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