Hearts, Kotoko Fail To Impress Dujkovic

...He names blackstars squad next week
Accra, Dec. 6 (JoyOnline) -- Black Stars coach Ratomir Dujkovic says he was not impressed with the standard of play exhibited by Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko in their Confederation Cup first leg final at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium last Sunday.

The Serbian who witnessed the nation?s best two sides in action on Sunday believes both teams need to work harder to make his job as Black Stars coach a lot easier.

He however intimated that some players who were exciting on the day would receive call-ups into the national team for the remaining matches of the World Cup qualifiers.

Dujkovic has penciled some fifteen players to constitute his locally based squad for preparations.

According to a local radio station, JoyFM, Asante Kotoko?s Stephen Oduro, Michael Osei and Issa Ahmed have won the coach?s admiration.

From Hearts of Oak, Dan Quaye, Amankwah Mireku and Dan Coleman are major picks by the national coach.

Dujkovic Names Black Stars Squad Next Week

The senior national team, the Black Stars, would begin camping on Tuesday in preparation for the second round of the 2006 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying series under Dujkovic next week.

New Black Stars coach, Ratomir Dujkovic, is expected to name a number of locally based players who will form the nucleus of the team.

Joy Sports sources have revealed that the team would be drawn predominantly from Confederation Cup finalists Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

Dujkovic would augment the locally based squad with some foreign-based international players later in the build up.

The Stars will be camped in Accra. Ghana opens her second round campaign with the game against DR Congo in March.