No permanent role for Parker as Sukazi sets coaching criteria

Parker was placed in interim charge until the end of the season following the dismissal of Adnan Beganovic after a poor run of results. 

Sukazi confirmed that Galaxy will only consider coaches holding a UEFA Pro Licence or a CAF A equivalent, underlining the club’s commitment to appointing a highly qualified successor ahead of the new campaign.

"I'm the one who spoke loudly and will keep on doing so because football education amongst our coaches is very important. So coach Parker is undergoing all these courses and the club will continue to support him.

"We are not about to rush him into coaching full steam so to speak, but he his still working towards that."

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Meanwhile, the chairman revealed he’d been flooded with applications for the vacant post and would soon decide on which route to take.

"It's humbling to receive so many unsolicited applications. It would seem that we are a recognisable club out there. If you could see the track records of some of these coaches, from all walks of life, showing an interest in TS Galaxy."

Pending their Betway Premiership survival with only four games to go, Sukazi believes The Rockets will continue to punch above their weight.