Posted On Thursday, 23rd May 2013
Bashir Hayford quit Medeama in January
Medeama chief Albert Commey has admitted the departure of coach Bashir Hayford has affected the team in the second half of the season.
Hayford shockingly quit the club in January after guiding them to the summit of the Ghana Premier League table at the end of the first round.
The departure of the ex-Kotoko trainer left a cracking hole at the club, prompting officials to promote assistant Evans Adotey to take temporal charge of the team till the end of the current campaign.
The Mauves and Yellows have been toppled from the top of the table with three games to spare and their Executive vice president has attributed the situation to the departure of Hayford.
“We can’t say his departure has not affected us. He had been with the team for close to seven years,” Commey said
“From Kessben FC right through to Medeama and so knew the ins-and-outs of the team.
“And so naturally when he left there was a gap and that I believe it has affected us a bit.
“But his assistant (Adotey) had been with him all through and so he’s not done badly.”
Medeama are still in with a chance to win the double as they take on Hearts in the semi-finals of the Ghana MTN FA Cup.