Dreams FC Can Only Get Better - Emmanuel Hayford

Midfielder Emmanuel Hayford says his Dreams FC team will strive to improve on their performance as the Ghana Premier League (GPL) season wore on.

The league debutants have made an impressive start to the season and sit third on the log with 14 points after six games, three behind the leaders Wa All Stars.

Last Sunday, Dreams FC beat defending Champions AshantiGold SC 1-0 in Obuasi to record their second away game of the season to put pressure on the Miners.

Emmanuel Hayford scored the only goal of the game late in the first half to secure the three points for his side, and, says they will build on this result as the season progresses.

“I am happy with my performance so far this season and wants to even do better for this football club,” the former Hearts of Oak player said.

Dreams FC he added, is on course to giving a good account this season and believes that with their current form, they could do well at the end of the season.

“The confidence in our side is high and we hope our form will see us through to the end of the season,” he added, insisting that they should not be taken for granted anymore.

Dreams FC will next play Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Dawu Park in their next GPL game after this weekend’s MTN FA Cup round of 32 games.

Dreams FC Can Only Get Better - Emmanuel Hayford

Dreams FC Won"t Appeal Hayford"s Suspension

Dreams Football Club has announced that it won’t appeal the suspension of midfielder Emmanuel Hayford over his suspension from their next Ghana Premier League (GPL) game.

Hayford was involved in a brawl with Inter Allies’ Lord Ofosuhene late in the second half of their Match-Day Three GPL fixture which ended 2-2 at the Tema Sports Stadium last Sunday.

Referee Yaw Ametepe sent both players off the pitch for that brawl. The Ghana FA Disciplinary Committee announced a four-match suspension for Hayford’s unsportsmanlike conduct.

But Dreams FC says they won’t appeal the decision.

Below is a statement released by the club on Thursday night.

The management of Dreams FC will not appeal against the suspension of midfielder Emmanuel Hayford. The 23-year-old has been banned for four games on the account of the unsporting behaviour he exhibited during the premier league game against Inter Allies on Sunday.

Hayford was sent off by referee Yaw Ametepe after clashing with Inter Allies player Lord Ofosuhene following a cynical tackle on captain Abdul Bashiru. The decision comes on the back of a meeting held on Thursday.

“The decision is obviously not a positive one but we have decided to allow it to stand” Head of Communications Henry Asante Twum told dreamsfc.com.

“Hayford has been brilliant since he joined us on transfer deadline day.”

“Undoubtedly he has been one of our performers so far and we would have loved to have him in the team for Saturday but that won’t happen so we have to move on.”

Emmanuel Hayford is expected to sit out of the games against Wa All Stars, Techiman City and WAFA.

Dreams FC Won"t Appeal Hayford"s Suspension

Bashiru Hayford bemoans player exodus ahead of new season

Head coach of reigning premier league champions Bashiru Hayford, has lamented on the mass player exodus ahead of the new domestic season.

The experienced trainer attributed the premature departure from the top flight to the possibility of eventual national call ups as more continue to leave each day.

The Ashgold coach saw three of his top performing players joined the exodus train as they prepare to embark on their continental assignment.

The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko trainer cited the financial motives and the likelihood of getting an eventual national team cap as the main reason players leave the country for greener pastures.

He lamented on the premature departure as the bane for the short lifespan of the Ghanaian players.

“The players you think may be bright in the near future will leave prematurely not to countries revered for their football but to countries like Guinea, Sudan, South Africa and Congo. It is worrying as a coach because not long ago Ghana will take countries like Guinea and Sudan and beat them like 13:0. Why is it that our players are now returning to these countries that wanted to learn from us?. The disappointed trainer noted.

“It is up to us to question ourselves why our players are leaving for such countries that couldn’t match us. When players feature in such countries we still go and call them to play for the Black Stars while those here are not getting the chance.

“The players have decided that whenever they get the little chance they will move because if they don’t go, their chances of getting a call up is low”. Coach Hayford lamented.

Bashiru Hayford bemoans player exodus ahead of new season