Strand’s exit good for Medeama – Parker

Medeama President Moses Parker has said the resignation of head coach Tom Strand is a positive development for the team.

The Swedish manager abandoned the club, leaving behind a resignation letter in his hotel room in South Africa when the team travelled there for the first leg match of the CAF Confederations Cup against Mamelodi Sundowns where they lost 1-3.

Speaking to Class Sports, Mr Parker was not worried over the coach’s exit.

“Whatever has happened is good for us. When we were going [to South Africa], I decided not to go with him, but the CEO came in and pleaded on his behalf, but what has happened is good for us and we are going all out to qualify to the next stage,” he said.

He was confident Medeama would qualify to the group stage of the competition.

“I watched the match. The way the boys played against Sundowns, the way they pressed them, I know at the Essipong Stadium we can make it,” a confident Mr Parker said.

Skipper for the team Muntari Tagoe added that the team was focused on getting the results first before dealing with the coach’s departure.

He told Class Sports: “It is not too difficult for us; we are just downhearted because of the goals we conceded. It was bad for us as a team, but we just have to put that behind us and focus on the next game against them. We need to make sure we get two goals without conceding, so, we are on course. We have put Tom’s issue behind us. We, as a team, want to qualify first and after we can talk about Tom.”

Medeama is now handled by Technical Director Augustine Adotey.