Former Bafana Bafana coach Baxter believes the national team are in a stronger position than was indicated by their last-eight exit at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
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South Africa, the lowest ranked team in Group A, finished top of the table before they were knocked out in a penalty shoot-out against Mali in the quaterfinals.
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'' I didn't see anything that was hysterically frightening '', Baxter said in the wake of Nigeria's 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso in Sunday's final.
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'' I don't think we should look at Afcon and say, 'what a shame for us because we can't do this and we can't do that' ''.
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Baxter said strides were being made in improving the quality of local football, and he felt youth structures and talent identification were both being approached in the correct manner, which bode well for the future.
They only need to work on their current players. The players are not good enough right now