Baxter using minor tournaments to build Bafana’s future
Stuart Baxter would love to see the country’s attitude towards ‘lowly’ tournaments such as the Cosafa Cup and the CHAN change for the better.
And the Bafana Bafana coach is hopeful that the team’s progression to the next round of the latter event, courtesy of their 3-0 aggregate win over Botswana at the weekend, will help in this regard.
“I think the people have had an apathetic view of the Cosafa and the CHAN. But where does it fit? “ the coach asked after Bafana’s 1-0 second leg win over the Zebras at Moruleng Stadium.
“We have never really placed it anywhere in our program, But we are trying to create a place for it. What we have tried to do now is to say let’s put it somewhere where it serves South African football.”
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