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Mashaba: Baxter must stay regardless of WC qualifying results
Stuart Baxter is facing the biggest match of his current tenure when South Africa host Senegal in Polokwane on Friday night.
More than four months after Shakes Mashaba was fired for gross misconduct, Safa has named the current Supersport United coach as his successor.
It will be Stuart Baxter's second bite of the cherry after coaching Bafana between 2004 and 2005.
The latest hearing, which was meant to end on Tuesday, was inconclusive as Safa CEO Dennis Mumble had to leave the country and could not testify.
Shakes Mashaba's lawyer says the judgment has no impact on their actual case with the CCMA and they will continue to fight for his reinstatement as Bafana coach.
Mashaba was sacked as Bafana Bafana coach in December.
The position became available when Shakes Mashaba was dismissed in late December after being found guilty of gross misconduct.
Queiroz, 63, is currently the head coach of Iran but tendered his resignation earlier this month.
On Thursday it was announced that the football body had fired coach Shakes Mashaba with immediate effect.
On Thursday the football body announced that it had fired Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba with immediate effect.
This follows Mashaba's suspension after Bafana beat Senegal 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Polokwane on 12 November.
Mashaba’s second in command, Owen Da Gama, will lead the team, with Thabo Senong deputising him.
Owen da Gama will take charge of the team in the international friendly match against Mozambique on Tuesday.
SA bounced back to form with a 2-1 win over Senegal in their 2018 World Cup Qualifier on Saturday.
He also admitted that the team is 'fairly toothless' in front of goal, attributing it to poor composure.
Coach Ephraim Mashaba was unhappy with his side's first half performance.
Mashaba’s rant comes off the back of Bafana’s draw with Burkina Faso in their opening 2018 qualifier.
Eric Mathoho's younger brother passed away earlier this week but the defender chose to stay with the side.
Kermit Erasmus has been particularly vocal in the past about being overlooked by Shakes Mashaba.