If you thought Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter was going to be hauled over the coals after SA’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia‚ think again. South African Football Association (Safa) technical director Neil Tovey said Baxter’s future was not under scrutiny when they met him this week to review Bafana’s disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign. Asked why Baxter’s future was not discussed after Bafana failed to qualify for a second World Cup in a row‚ Tovey said it was never the Briton’s mandate to get the team to Russia. "That wasn’t his mandate … he’s only been in this job for seven months. "Should we keep replacing the coach? You’re the same people [the media] that were criticising Safa on how many coaches we’ve had over the years. We selected him [Baxter] for a reason. "Sometimes we have to look at players. He doesn’t kick the ball. It doesn’t mean the strategies were wrong. You can’t go beat Nigeria in Nigeria and suddenly become a bad team. You’ve g...
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