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Baxter's rule sinks into uncertainty

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By Herrold Lamola Bafana Bafana has failed to live up to their billing against the minnows lately, it's worth bearing all that in mind when assesing the South African national team ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against yet another smaller nation- Seychelles- on Saturday. Write off The Pirates at your own peril. It is a bit of a cliché to some but a reality when dealing with Bafana Bafana. It is an open secret that at Nasrec, survival is dependant on keeping out of trouble. Stuart Baxter's rule is sinking into uncertainty. He might have dodged the bullet after failing to qualify for the Fifa World Cup. His survival remains a mystery. He is the only coach that lived to tell a tale amid poor displays ditched by his men. None of his predecessors have survived the axing after failing so dismally. With nations like Mauritania and Cape Verde having gave Bafana a hiding before, Seychelles, might be hoping to have their claws fully injected on the South African squad