Latest articles on Stuart Baxter

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The Stuart Baxter years: The good, the bad and the ugly

Article Njabulo Ngidi - 6 Aug 2019

The former Bafana Bafana coach resigned after the Afcon high. For the next coach to succeed, a lot needs to change.

Baxter resigns as Bafana coach

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 2 Aug 2019

The 65-year-old has called time on his management of the national squad

The Afcon that means everything

Article Luke Feltham - 12 Jul 2019

They may have crashed out because of Bafana, but Egypt still managed to put on a good show

Baxter goes from dead man walking to national hero

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jul 2019

Baxter first surfaced in South African football when he took the national team job in 2004

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SA vs Nigeria preview: Can Bafana replicate the hunger that usurped the Pharaohs?

Article Luke Feltham - 8 Jul 2019

"Bafna Bafna" put on a stunning display against Egypt. It's got us believing that we may just have a football team on our hands again

Bafana and Egypt in pressure pot

Article Luke Feltham - 4 Jul 2019

South Africa will be forced to demonstrate some grit on Saturday evening or face an early exit

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Bafana on verge of Afcon elimination after last-minute Morocco defeat

Article Luke Feltham - 1 Jul 2019

While conceding in the 89th minute surely felt gut-wrenching, Stuart Baxter can only blame himself and his men

Citizen Kermit is back on game

Article Luke Feltham - 5 Apr 2019

A three-year stint in Europe with almost no game time has matured Kermit Erasmus as he re-emerges with the potential to make City soar

SA teams usher in rare joy

Article Editorial - 29 Mar 2019

South African Sports teams will compete across all sports competitions this year

Football futures hang by a hair

Article Luke Feltham - 22 Mar 2019

The Bafana Bafana coach’s only option is victory, which will propel the team into the Africa Cup of Nations and secure his job

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South Africa loses out on right to host 2019 Afcon spectacle

Article Agency - 8 Jan 2019

Egypt and South Africa had emerged as the two front-runners to inherit hosting rights

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Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations

Article Agency - 18 Nov 2018

Nigeria drew 1-1 with Bafana Bafana in Soweto and Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala

Bafana confront their hoodoo

Article Luke Feltham - 11 Oct 2018

All too often the team panic when they play a lesser nation but the coach is working on that

Bartlett joins Bafana, Baxter calls for more legends

Article Luke Feltham - 8 Oct 2018

Bartlett, with 29 goals in 74 appearances, trails only Benni McCarthy in Bafana’s all-time goalscorer list

It’s do or die for Bafana coach Baxter

Article Luke Feltham - 7 Sep 2018

The nation’s patience is wearing thin and, with Afcon prospects beckoning, expectations are high

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