Baxter in selection plight for Paraguay
Bafana coach considers picking the strongest line-up or fringe players for Mandela Challenge
Fresh from their fortuitous draw with Nigeria at the weekend in a game that sent the Super Eagles on their way to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals and Bafana Bafana into a state of anxiety, SA face Paraguay in the Nelson Mandela Challenge match on Tuesday. Last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Nigeria has put Bafana coach Stuart Baxter in something of a dilemma. He needs a positive result to lift the team, not to mention his standing with the fans and his bosses at the SA Football Association. Does Baxter go with his strongest available line-up against the South Americans at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium, or will he give some fringe players a game? In the big picture not beating Paraguay is unimportant, getting a result in Bafana’s final Afcon qualifier against Libya away in March is non-negotiable. But before Baxter and his team contemplate the Libya showdown, there is Paraguay to face in the 24th edition of the Challenge. It will be the first time Bafana play Paraguay in the...
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