Veteran coach Bashir Hayford feels underappreciated

Story By: Football Ghana

Hearts of Lions coach Bashiru Hayford has cried foul over lack of recognition despite his exploits in coaching.

In the just concluded Ghana Premier League campaign, the former Asante Kotoko trainer led Heart of Lions to escape the drop on final day.

He took over the Kpando-based club halfway season and led the club to maintain their status in the top-flight at the end of the season.

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The veteran gaffer has wealth of experience in coaching but insists the country is not tapping into his knowledge of the game.

“Other countries are making use of their experienced coaches, tapping their knowledge, experience,” he told Joy Sports.

“What I see here [Ghana] is they will allow you to struggle and get a job from somewhere and still watching whether you can do it or not. They don’t recognize your achievements, performance and experience.

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“The only thing is to wait, the day you will die, they will write a very big and nice obituary.”

Hayford led Kotoko to Premier League success in 2008 before replicating the same feat with Ashantigold in 2015.

He has since coached Legon Cities and Heart of Lions in the League while also serving as Black Queens coach in 2018.

Hayford has also managed the Somalia national team.

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