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A lot needs to change for Baxter’s replacement to succeed. Firstly Safa needs to get its house in order and the media needs to play its part. (Gallo)
AFCON 2019

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

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

  • Njabulo Ngidi
11 min read
Stuart Baxter resigns as Bafana Bafana coach. (Oliver Weiken/Getty)
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP

Baxter resigns as Bafana coach

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

  • Luke Feltham
  • Eyaaz Matwadia
2 min read
Egyptians watch an Afcon match at a cafe in Ismailia in northeastern Egypt. The Pharaohs exited the tournament in the round of 16. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

The Afcon that means everything

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

  • Luke Feltham
8 min read
Stuart Baxter resigns as Bafana Bafana coach. (Oliver Weiken/Getty)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

Baxter goes from dead man walking to national hero

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

  • Martyn Wood
4 min read
South African players celebrate after the African Cup of Nations, Last 16 match between Egypt and South Africa. (Ahmed Hasan/Gallo Images)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

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

"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

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read
Getting ahead: Bafana Bafana must be more proactive against Egypt than they were against Morocco earlier this week if they want to avoid an early exit. (Oliver Weiken/dpa)
BAFANA BAFANA

Bafana and Egypt in pressure pot

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

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
Bafana Bafana’s search for a draw backfired on the 89th-minute and now have to rely on results elsewhere. (AFP)
AFCON 2019

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

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

  • Luke Feltham
2 min read
He’s back: Kermit Erasmus is rebuilding his career and reputation at Cape Town City, helping the club force their way into the title conversation, after a move abroad failed to launch him to stardom. (Carl Fourie/Gallo)
BENNI MCCARTHY

Citizen Kermit is back on game

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

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read
Mail & Gaurdian
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

SA teams usher in rare joy

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

  • Editorial
2 min read
Called up: Keagan Dolly (centre) of South Africa challenges Ali Al Musrati of Libya during the African Cup of Nations qualifier match. (Anesh Debiky/AFP/Getty Images)
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

Football futures hang by a hair

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

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read
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AGENCY

South Africa loses out on right to host 2019 Afcon spectacle

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

  • Agency
1 min read
Stuart Baxter has warned his Bafana Bafana team against complacency in the Seychelles in their rematch tomorrow, after his side pummelled the island nation 6-0 on Saturday. (Kickoff)
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

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

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

  • Agency
4 min read
It doesn’t take a pundit to predict that the Seychelles will come to frustrate on Saturday. (Gallo Images)
BAFANA BAFANA

Bafana confront their hoodoo

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

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
Shaun Bartlett (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
ANDRE ARENDSE

Bartlett joins Bafana, Baxter calls for more legends

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

  • Luke Feltham
1 min read
Coach Stuart Baxter has been harshly criticised ever since South Africa scuppered their last chance to compete in the World Cup with a loss against Cape Verde last year. (Rogan Ward/Reuters)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

It’s do or die for Bafana coach Baxter

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

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read