Stuart Baxter ignored doctor’s orders and made Bafana his No 1 priority
Coach ignored a cancer scare and job offers to focus on Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
04 August 2019 - 16:33
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter revealed at his media conference to announce his resignation that he ignored a cancer scare to oversee the 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying victory against Libya that saw the national team reach Egypt 2019.
Baxter‚ answering a question on a job interest he said had been expressed in him while he was guiding Bafana to the quarterfinals of last July’s Nations Cup‚ said he ignored doctor’s orders to be part of the crucial closing qualifier in Tunisia in March...
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