Black Stars head coach, Milovan Rajevac was announced by the GFA on September 24, for his second term as head coach of the senior national team.

He took the appointment of the national team in an environment similar to his first stint, with the Black Stars still locked in a battle for a World Cup berth.

Milo and the Black Stars took the world by storm in 2010 especially, where the team made it to the final of AFCON 2010, and also made it to the quarter-final of the 2010 World Cup.

Milo’s Black Stars with a core of Asamoah Gyan, Richard Kingson and John Paintsil, established themselves as a symbol of football on the African continent.

Even more impressively, Milo was not afraid to tap into the potential of younger players irrespective of the wealth of experience made available to him. The Serb also reposed his trust in players from Ghana’s local terrain, handing out invitations to some who blazed the local scene.

Milo believes despite having little to no knowledge of Africa’s football terrain, he developed an understanding which made him the perfect fit for the national team.

“The most important period for getting this experience was the period in Ghana. During the two years I got to know the mentality of the people and players. I was the perfect match for them, and they were the perfect match for me. Having local Black Stars at the same time and the senior team, and many matches played around gave me so much experience and knowledge about everything here. This is the key thing that I still have in my mind,” Milo said to the GFA.

Milo further indicated that success from his first stint was anchored on a great relationship and understanding he had with his team.

To the Serb, the team’s mixture of experienced and younger players was crucial to the success.

“We really had a great relationship, mutual understanding and very nice communication at that time. I managed to setup the team consisting of big stars playing in big clubs, and also some young promising talents who proved themselves. Before that, some of them proved themselves in the U-20 team, they won the World Cup for U-20 and they were later introduced into the first team.

“So many players really made their name, like Kwadwo Asamoah, Vorsah, Dede Ayew so many of them, Samuel Inkoom, Opoku Agyemang. Kevin-Prince Boateng joined us for the World Cup so definitely I managed to setup a mixture of experienced and young players, and this mixture was the perfect combination for the success,” the 63-year-old indicated.

Milo seems to have returned to his blue print from the first stint, starting teenager, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku in his first game following his return.

21-year-old midfielder, Mohammed Kudus has also played a key role in Ghana’s two victories since Milo’s return.