South Africa has named Coach Stuart Baxter as the new national team handler.
The South African Football Association on Thursday made the appointment after over four months without a substantive coach.
SAFA’s CEO, Dennis Mumble, said: “We are pleased to have finally reached (an) agreement with Supersport United on the release of Coach Baxter. SAFA believes that the coach has the necessary skills to navigate the tough qualification path for the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup. We thank Supersport United for their support towards the goals of the Association and its national teams.”
Baxter will be hoping to end the season on a high as SuperSport try to retain the Nedbank Cup title, before turning his focus to national level with Bafana’s African Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.
Baxter will get ‘time off’ from SuperSport to prepare for next month’s clash with Nigeria in AFCON qualifying.
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