Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac has been named as the new coach of the Black Stars on a two-year deal on a $30,000 monthly salary.Â
The Serbian takes over from CK Akonnor who was sacked on September 14 after a string of poor performances.
The 67-year-old was on Friday, September 24 unveiled at the GFA secretariat for his second stint with the Black Stars with Maxwell Konadu and Otto Addo appointed as first and second assistant respectively.
He has been tasked to qualify Ghana for the World Cup 2022 and win next year's AFCON in Cameroon. He will receive $300,00 and another $300,000 should he achieve the double.
Rajevac's first hurdle will be a doubleheader against Zimbabwe in the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers scheduled for next month.
Ghana will take on Zimbabwe on Match Day 3 of the qualifiers at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 1600Hrs.Â
The Black Stars currently sit in second place in the Group G table with 3 points following a win against Ethiopia and a defeat to South Africa.
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Rajevac guided the Black Stars to the final of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where they lost narrowly to Egypt.
He also led Ghana to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa, making them only the third African nation to reach that far.
Rajevac quit Ghana after the World Cup on 8 September 2010, and took up a position with Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli a day later.
He left the Saudi club in February 2011 to take up the role as national team coach for Qatar.
He was relieved of duties in August 2011.
In  June 2016 he was appointed as manager of the Algerian national team. He resigned from the position in October 2016, after two matches.
He was in charge for 9months of Thailand before defeat to India triggered the sack in April 2019.
He has returned to manage the Ghana national team for a second time in September 2021.
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