Former Ghana international, John Paintsil is not confident in the chances of the Black Stars winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) tournament.
This is because he believes head coach Milovan Rajevac inherited an inexperienced squad when he took over the team a few months ago.
According to him, the veteran coach only accepted the job because of his love for Ghana and not because the team has quality and experienced to win trophies.
“When he came in 2010, we were masters of our own and we were only taking instructions. But now that generation is not there. When you look at the team now, we only have Jonathan Mensah and Dede Ayew, which is not enough for any coach.
“Milo [Rajevac] came because he loves Ghanaians and he knows the players will deliver for him. In some cases, no coach would have come and taken the job in such a crucial moment because it is Ghana we are talking about, a football-loving country,” John Paintsil told Joy Sports in an interview.
He continued, “I said it was a crucial and wrong time because of the players he was coming to meet – players who had never been together, who had never played so many matches as a team, thinking that they had quality as a team but only quality as individuals, it was going to be difficult for him.
“But in all, if you look at what he has done in for the short period, it tells you that he is a great coach.”
Ghana who are pitted in Group C of the 2021 AFCON are set to wrap up preparations for the tournament with a friendly match against Algeria in Qatar today.