Newly appointed Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter faces a tough baptism when he officially steps into the boiling cauldron that is Nigeria on Saturday. Baxter was appointed in May and the tricky 2019 Africa Cup of Nations showdown against the Nigerians will be the British mentor’s first match in the Bafana dugout. He could not have asked for a more challenging first assignment as Bafana have never beaten Nigeria in an official match after years of trying. Besides that hurdle, Baxter is also facing an injury headache that could force him to alter his plans before Bafana’s departure for Nigeria on Wednesday. Team doctor Thulani Ngwenya said on Monday that seven players arrived in camp on Sunday carrying an assortment of injuries. Ngwenya confirmed that Lebogang Manyama (right knee), Andile Jali (right groin), Tokelo Rantie (right toe bone contusion and right knee), Tiyani Mabunda (ankle), Aubrey Ngoma (groin), Rivaldo Coetzee (hamstring) and Eric Mathoho (concussion) were all injured....
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