Stuart Baxter explains why he wanted to bring Rulani Mokwena to Bafana
The Seychelles matches appear to be a trial for former Tuks and Lamontville Golden Arrows coach Stuart Bartlett
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is happy to finally have a technical staff approaching something like his own image as the team prepare to meet Seychelles in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at FNB Stadium. Baxter has roped in former striker Shaun Bartlett as his second assistant-coach – to add to South Africa Under-17 coach Molefi Ntseki – for the back-to-back qualifiers against Seychelles‚ where Bafana also travel to the Indian Ocean islands for Tuesday’s second match. Former University of Pretoria and Lamontville Golden Arrows coach Bartlett is still not permanent‚ and the Seychelles matches appear to be a form of trial to see if he fits. But Bartlett’s arrival this week certainly seemed to give Baxter a technical staff – which also includes the head coach’s former conditioning trainer Joshua Smith‚ and goalkeeper-coach Andre Arendse – that can fit with Baxter’s philosophy. Bartlett was a loyal playing servant to Baxter in the coach’s previous stint as Bafana coa...
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