Polokwane — Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter believes the full week he has to work with his "promising young group" of players at the Cosafa Cup in Polokwane will give them a fighting chance. Holders Zimbabwe have named a full-strength squad for the 2018 Cosafa Cup, with coach Sunday Chidzambwa going all out to defend the record fifth title won by the Warriors in Rustenburg in 2017, though that might depend on how many of their stars arrive for the tournament. In contrast, Bafana have a young squad and emerging squad for the tournament where coaches tend to battle to have players released by clubs in the South African off-season. Baxter held his third training session on Tuesday and said the squad "is an interesting and ambitious group". "And I hope the rest of the camp continues the way it’s been until now. Because they’ve been very diligent in their work, they’ve been on time for everything," he said. Among the players with near or medium-term Bafana prospects Baxter has been abl...
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