Bashir Hayford takes swipe at Maxwell Konadu for accepting Legon Cities job

Veteran coach, Bashir Hayford has slammed Maxwell Konadu for accepting Legon Cities coaching job.

The former Asante Kotoko coach was initially appointed to beef up the technical bench of the Royals as they fight to maintain their Premier League status.

However, it has emerged that Konadu, a former Black Stars assistant coach is now the head coach of the club with the club also describing him [Maxwell Konadu] as the new head coach of the club.

The veteran Ghanaian coach has now been sidelined as Konadu has taken charge of the team, leaving the veteran coach feeling betrayed by Konadu.

“If you knew I am a senior coach, why did you accept the job with only two matches left? he told Graphic Sports.

“Why don’t you allow your senior to even finish the season? That’s what I will do; I don’t jump into jobs like that,” a visibly upset Hayford, aka coach Bash, lamented.

"They (management) said they had added him to the technical team and that he should play the two matches left.

“Even to help him to train he said I was a senior coach and he could not train with me standing there.”

"I think my face is intimidating because he said I was a senior coach and that he gave me that respect and so he wouldn’t feel happy.

“So indeed, if you are given a job and in my presence, you say this then you are telling them you cannot work with me and that they should sack me,” coach Hayford said.

With one game left to go in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season, Legon Cities sit just one point above the relegation.

• What next?

Legon Cities will need a win against Techiman Eleven Wonders at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday to stay in the top flight.