Stuart Baxter has officially announced his resignation as head coach of South Africa.
There had been growing calls for Baxter to vacate his position following Bafana Bafana’s quarter-final exit at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt.
While Baxter looked set to continue in his role until after the 2022 Fifa World Cup, he found himself under immense pressure from the South African public to step down.
This was after below-par performances in the group stages where Bafana qualified as one of the four third-best teams across all the groups.