HOPES DENTED
Baxter hints at new Bafana look for return match
Stuart Baxter says difficult to achieve continuity to make sure everybody is on the same page
Changes are expected to the Bafana Bafana team that will take on Cape Verde in a must-win 2018 World Cup qualifier at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday (kick-off 7pm).Coach Stuart Baxter is ready to wield the axe after Friday’s disappointing loss in Praia, which has dented Bafana’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 tournament in Russia.Bafana were given a lifeline when Burkina Faso and Senegal played to a goalless draw in Ouagadougou on Saturday.Burkina Faso lead the group with five points after three matches. Senegal are ahead of SA on goal difference, with both teams on four points.Baxter hinted on Sunday that some players would have to make way and it would appear many are likely to be sacrificed."I was certainly not pleased with the way we played [in Cape Verde]. We didn’t take the initiative," Baxter reflected."You could very possibly see changes in the midfield and … in the back four" as well as in goal.One definite change will be in defence, where Eric Mathoho is suspended afte...
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