Bafana are ready to thrash Seychelles
Another win will boost chances of Baxter’s team of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations
Why fix something that is not broken? This is probably the message ringing in Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter’s ears as he faces Seychelles for the second time in four days. Baxter’s team recorded a 6-0 win on home soil at FNB Stadium at the weekend and qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be clearly in sight if they can notch up another win in Victoria on Tuesday (kick-off 3.30pm SA time). It is on this small island of fewer than 100,000 people where Bafana are expected to continue their beating of the hapless Seychelles, ranked 189th in world football, compared with 73rd for the visitors. Baxter did not show his hand in terms of his starting XI at training and later guided his charges behind closed doors. He has to pick a team that can continue from where it left off in Johannesburg. One of the standout performers in that match was Lebohang Maboe, the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder who was so impressive one would think he is a seasoned international footballer, ye...
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