Bafana coach Baxter focuses on positives ahead of opening Afcon match
23 June 2019 - 18:27
Cairo — Stuart Baxter can be a bit of a whinger, but ahead of Bafana Bafana’s opening match against Ivory Coast here on Monday, the SA coach sent a rallying cry to a squad that has the potential to be one of the most solid combinations to have been at a recent Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
At a media conference ahead of the Group D game at the match venue, Cairo’s new, 30,000-seat Al Salam Stadium, Baxter looked a little nervous. That should be expected. He has won league titles in Sweden and SA and played in the Uefa Champions League, but this is his first major national tournament...
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