Bashir Hayford, a highly experienced Ghanaian coach, has expressed his desire to make a strong comeback and lead one of the two most successful football clubs in Ghana to achieve continental glory.
Hayford confidently stated that he could win the CAF Champions League if given the chance to manage either Hearts of Oak or Asante Kotoko.
In an interview with Akoma FM, the coach emphasized that he had not quit coaching despite being currently unattached. He stated that he was more mature now and had a better understanding of the game. He also expressed his readiness to coach either Kotoko or Hearts, adding that he could possibly deliver a continental trophy within three years of being appointed.
Hayford explained that in his first year of appointment, he would use his time to assess the players, groom the team, and correct any mistakes. In the second year, with a little infusion of new players, the team would be ready to go. If they did not win the league in the second year, he assured that it would be a done deal in the third season.
He further explained that winning a continental trophy would not be immediate, but it was a possibility.
“I am ever ready to coach if called upon. Though I’m unattached now, I have not quit coaching.
“I am more mature now and my understanding of the game has grown, I am available for either Kotoko or Hearts.
“When given the opportunity to coach any of these clubs, within 3 years, I will possibly deliver a continental trophy,” Coach Bashiru Hayford said.
The gaffer continued, “I normally use my first year of appointment to assess the players, groom the team and correct some mistakes. In the second year with some little infusion of new players, we are good to go. If we don’t win the league in my second year, surely in the 3rd season it will be a done deal.
“We can possibly win a continental trophy but it will not be immediate.”
Bashiru Hayford, 65, is a former Ghana Premier League-winning coach who last worked with Legon Cities FC. He is widely recognized as one of the most experienced tacticians in Ghana.
