Rajevac Ditches Mario Balotelli

There is no doubt Ballotelli is a great player given his mercurial artifice, but he'll only would have been a great addition to the Black stars on the condition that he dealt with his class indiscipline, and augment his egregious character with a touch of that saintly humility. If he is to play for Ghana (which he has ruled out) then we must be ready to shoulder with him the uncouth braggadocios and criticisms that will ensue. We must remember he is young and a bit naive, and also stitched on the stench of the amalgam of arrogance and inglorious pride. We do not need more Muntari-like attitudes, but want passion, patriotism and ability. I like him as a footballer, but Ghana needs more than a footballer. We need the exemplary kind to kindle buoyancy and unity within the team and to uplift the spirit of Ghanaians and the hopes of Africans.. sadly, he's chosen not to play for us. Good luck, mate!

Ghana's coach Milovan Rajevac has declared that there is no place in the Black Stars squad for Internazionale striker Mario Balotelli.

Ghana had courted the talented 20-year old whose parents gave him up for adoption at the age of three, but Balotelli quashed any hopes of playing for the West Africans claiming his only desire is to play for Italy.

Rajevac blames the player's snub on Ghana's the eagerness in landing the youngster in the past.

"We are partly to blame. In the past, we made him look like our messiah and saviour. We kept going after him with high powered delegations," Rajevac told Football365.co.za.

"All these, made it seem as though, there won't be any Black Stars without him. But that is not true.

"Everybody knows how Ghana has players in excess and the difficulty sometimes I go through just to have my squad. To put it bluntly, this Black Stars team is spoilt for choice. The team has quality in excess and has no place for guys like Balotelli", he said.

"He was talking as if, the next day, he is going to be allowed to wear the jersey of the Azzurri. It doesn't happen that way. Balotelli has a long way to go. If he thinks by snubbing Ghana he would be winning the heart of Marcello Lippi, then I am sorry, it won't happen."

Rajevac insisted that under his reign, Balotelli will never wear Ghana's colours.

"As long as I continue to be the coach of the Black Stars, Mario will never get to play for my team. We have treated him with very soft and tender gloves in the past. This time, it won't happen. Mario should forget it," Rajevac said.