South Africa senior men's national team head coach Stuart Baxter portrayed a defiant figure despite his side opening their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign with a defeat on Monday.
Bafana Bafana fell to Ivory Coast courtesy of a lone second-half strike by Jonathan Kodjia that has now left Baxter’s men with a tough ask heading into their final two Group D games.
Nonetheless, despite criticism levelled at Baxter for his side’s pragmatic approach, as they failed to register a single strike on target, the 65-year-old was pleased with the overall performance.