Stuart Baxter prepared to walk if Bafana fail to qualify for Afcon
And he says it would not cost Safa a fortune to release the Briton from his contract
Stuart Baxter stared down the barrel of a loaded gun this week and said he would quit his job as Bafana Bafana coach if the national team failed to qualify for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt. A candid Baxter said contrary to popular opinion‚ it would not cost his SA Football Association (Safa) employers a lot of money to release him from a contract that runs until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Baxter — took over the job in May 2017 — and his charges face considerable pressure as they have to either beat or draw with Libya in March in the final Afcon qualifier if they are to secure a ticket to the continental showpiece in June. ‘‘If we do not qualify‚ certainly I will tell the FA [Safa] that you had better make sure that you really want me to carry on because I will walk if you want‚” the Briton said. ‘‘And all this nonsense about it will cost them [Safa] a fortune to get rid of me‚ you can ask the guy sitting next to me [Bafana team medic Dr Thulani Ngwenya]‚ it w...
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