Jojo Wollacott should be Black Stars first-choice – Milovan Rajevac

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has lauded Jojo Wollacott for his performance in the Black Stars 3-1 win over Zimbabwe in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Wollacott made his first-ever appearance for the senior national team of Ghana against the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.He earned the Ghana’s no.1 spot against Zimbabwe following the absence of Richard Ofori who has been sidelined for the past four weeks.

The Swindon Town FC shot-stopper failed to keep a clean sheet after a spot-kick awarded to the Zimbabweans was neatly converted by Knowledge Musona.However, Milovan Rajevac defended his decision to hand a starting berth to the debutant, citing his impressive output during training sessions.

“It’s all about good scouting. Since he arrived in camp, he proved himself at the training sessions,” Milovan Rajevac told reporters after the game.

“He did very well and deserves the chance [to start for Ghana]. I was satisfied with his performance in today’s game. I don’t want to praise him much but he did a good job for the team”

Wollacott took the bold decision to leave Championship side Bristol City, where he was warning the bench, and join English four-tier outfit Swindon Town during the last summer transfer window.He has featured consistently for Swindon, with ten game outings this season for Swindon Town FC where he has conceded eight goals and kept four clean sheets.

-Kickgh