Baxter should complement his selection for Afcon with the young brigade to give them the feel of a major championship as he works towards the 2022 World Cup
On an afternoon in the FNB Stadium auditorium in November last year, Percy Tau politely asked Stuart Baxter if he could answer a media question on behalf of the Bafana Bafana coach.
Tau – who later earned plaudits from Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr – provided the assist to Lebogang Mothiba to bury the equaliserSafa bends over backwards for Baxter Expectations are that Belgium-based Tau should carry Bafana at the 24-nation tournament in Egypt, but it would be refreshing to see him surrounded by a few young faces from the junior national teams.mandate to win the Afcon should somehow hand him the licence to blood, as per Safa’s much-vaunted Vision 2022 goal.
The nucleus of coach David Notoane’s squad consists of Teboho Mokoena , Phakamani Mahlambi and Luther Singh , who also worked with Baxter before.
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