SUPERSPORT REACH FINAL
Stuart Baxter must juggle twin roles
SuperSport qualifies for the Nedbank Cup final, forcing the new Bafana Bafana coach to split responsibilities
Stuart Baxter will now have to do a juggling act after he qualified SuperSport United for the Nedbank Cup final for a second year. The penalty-shootout victory over Chippa United in Saturday’s semifinal in Mdantsane extended his stay at the club until almost the end of June‚ forcing the new Bafana Bafana coach to split responsibilities over the over six weeks before permanently assuming his duties with the national team. Baxter promised SuperSport he would see out the season‚ despite relations between him and management turning testy over the past weeks after his protracted flirtation with the Bafana job. "I’ll be coming back for the final‚" Baxter said. "Don’t ask me how we are going to do it! You can call me the boomerang coach … I keep coming back!" Baxter will not be travelling with the SuperSport side on Monday to Gabon where they play CF Mounana in Libreville on Tuesday in their second group match in the Confederation Cup. "I’ll be at Safa House. I’ll be doing my preparation f...
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