The Ghanaian coach Stevanovic alleges the use of black power ("juju")

In a report by the Serbian born coach of Ghana National  Team Goran Stevanovic posted on Peacefmonline on the 23rd of February 2012 he makes a starling revelation about the use of black power or "juju" by the players. He states that "we all need to help in changing some players' mentality about using black power to destroy themselves and also make sure we install discipline and respect for each other".

There has always been the belief of the use of "juju" in football by a cross section of the society. However, no one in authority has ever publicly confirmed  prior to Stevanovic's revelation. It is certainly very difficult to prove the authenticity of the assertion. 

This revelation comes in the wake of what was seen by many Ghanaians as an abysmal performance by the coach. Ghanaians wanted nothing short of lifting the African Cup. Whiles some sympathize with the coach, a great majority would like to see the back of him.This is because after placing second in the last African Nations Cup in 2010 and going as far as the quarter finals in the World Cup and loosing only to Uruguay under dubious circumstance when Suarez  punched the ball from entering the net after his goalkeeper was clearly beaten.

 It would be correct to guess that we may never know whether the allegation is true. The problem is that  it will be impossible to deny or confirm it. In matters of superstition and spirituality it is practically impossible to conclusively ascertain their veracity. 

Is the head coach using the "juju" to cover up what many Ghanaians consider as a bad performance? We may never know. However, in due course the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will consider his fate whether he will be allowed to stay or he will be sacked.