Africa Cup of Nations
‘We respect Nigeria but do not fear them’
Bafana Bafana prepare to take on visitors in Afcon match as West Africans hunt for revenge
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says he holds no fear over facing Nigeria as the countdown to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match against the West Africans at FNB Stadium this Saturday continues. The Briton said he expects the visitors to have vengeance on their minds when they arrive in Johannesburg this week after unexpectedly going down 2-0 to Bafana at home in Uyo in his maiden match as SA coach in June 2017. “We do have Nigeria first‚ in the small matter of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier‚” Baxter said on Monday. “Everybody knows the list of injuries that we have had. Everybody knows what I said at the first media conference ... despite that [the injuries], I want to speak about the players that we do have because even though we respect Nigeria, we do not fear them. “We have still enough talent‚ enough desire, and if we can structure a game plan in the next three or four days‚ I think by the time we run out onto the FNB Stadium we would be confident‚ we would not ...
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