Zimbabwe vs Ghana: Milovan Rajevac talks about starting ‘dispirited’ Jordan Ayew

Black Stars head coach, Milovan Rajevac held his cards to his chest when asked whether or not ‘goal-drought’ Jordon Ayew will be in the lineup for FIFA World Cup second leg game Zimbabwe on October 12.

Ayew is currently out of form as the forward is yet to score for his Crystal Palace this season.

For Ghana, he has scored two goals in his last 8 games, both were penalties against São Tomé and Principe in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers.

Nonetheless, Ayew set up Kudus Mohammed to score Ghana’s first goal in a 3-1 win over Zimbabwe in Cape Coast.

Speaking at the pre-match, the Serbian trainer said the Striker has the backing of the squad while keeping Ayew’s chances of starting the game today in secret.

“I never reveal the starting line up the day before the match because this is not the way I do my work but the goal scorers and attackers often come to crisis and in this circumstances they are trying to overcome the problem and start scoring to make their performance better.

“We are here and we talk to him. He feels the support he gets from everybody. Whether he starts or comes as a substitute later in the game, we count on all of our players.

As I always say, it is important to start the match in an appropriate way and to finish it in the right way.” He said as quoted by ghanafa.org

The match kicks off at exactly 13:00 GMT at Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium.