He said he witnessed Ghana's World Cup playoff against Nigeria in March and realised that the Germany-based Ghana coach lacked what it took to handle the Black Stars.

"After the Nigeria game, I didn't have any belief in our coach. In fact, I don't think he will make any impact with the Black Stars at the World Cup," Alhaji Raji told Graphic Sports in an exclusive telephone interview in Accra.

He, therefore, called on Ghanaians to be measured in their expectations of the Black Stars at the Qatar 2022 World Cup since the team was relatively new and could not perform any magic at the Mundial.

"If you look at the team, you can see that the players are not gelling; they need time to do a lot of work. We have to be patient and minimise our expectations," he cautioned.

The veteran soccer administrator also questioned the rationale behind the campaign for the return of former Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, into the Stars fold.

"Asamoah Gyan should forget about the Black Stars; he must not even dream of returning to the team. If others had done the same in the past would he have got the opportunity to play for the team?" he questioned.

He tasked the former Legon Cities and Sunderland striker to discard the idea to rejoin the senior national team as a player.

"If he wants to serve in any technical capacity or play a role as an advisor to the striking department then that is fine, but as a player, he should forget it," he stated.