Africa Cup of Nations
Bafana coach Baxter slams SA’s 56-million ‘fans’
Coach not surprised at negativity, while wing Zwane feels positive ahead of Namibia game
27 June 2019 - 23:06
Cairo — Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter made every effort to show respect to Namibia, who SA play in a must-win Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match at Cairo’s Al Salam Stadium on Friday (kick-off 10pm).
Baxter was clearly peeved at having to put his own players in a bubble to try to protect them from the backlash in SA after Bafana lost their opening game against Ivory Coast on Monday...
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