Uyo — Bafana Bafana’s first competitive win against Nigeria in Stuart Baxter’s first match as new coach ranks as his best internationally, he said. Baxter’s second tenure got off to the best possible start with a 2-0 victory over the Super Eagles in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier here. Tokelo Rantie put Bafana ahead in the 56th minute, substitute Percy Tau made it 2-0 in the 80th and it could have been more with Themba Zwane hitting the upright twice. "I said to the players in the dressing room after the game ‘I’ve drawn 1-1 in Germany with Finland, when they equalised with the last kick of the game. I took a third-string SA to the [Concacaf Gold Cup] in the US and beat Mexico. Those two have been the most satisfactory performances I’ve had at national level, until tonight’, because it was in the back yard of a team we could never beat.
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