By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Kaizer Chiefs on Wednesday confirmed that Stuart Baxter is taking over as their new head coach.
Baxter, 67, takes over for a second spell as Amakhosi coach having guided them to two league titles in three seasons between 2012 and 2015, the last time Chiefs won any Premier Soccer League trophy.
Baxter will continue to work with Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard as his assistants, according to the Kaizer Chiefs website. The pair took over as interim coaches when Gavin Hunt was sacked, and won two out of two to qualify Chiefs for next season’s MTN8.
“I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of chairman Kaizer Motaung, to welcome the new head coach of Kaizer Chiefs, Stuart Baxter, “said Chiefs’ head of technical and youth development Molefi Ntseki in a video released by Chiefs on Twitter.
We welcome back one of our own, Coach Stuart Baxter as we embark on the next phase of our journey as Amakhosi.
He is introduced by the Head of Technical, Molefi Ntseki who talks to him about being back home.#Amakhosi4Life #WelcomeBackBaxter pic.twitter.com/sBqFxGBCu7
— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) June 9, 2021
“Stuart Baxter was here before and is coming back home.”
Baxter has also coached SuperSport United, where he won two Nedbank Cups, and Bafana Bafana, also in two spells, most recently getting them to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals in Egypt, where they beat the host nation in the last 16.
Meanwhile Baxter has apologised again for the comments he made that led to his sacking from Indian Super League side Odisha FC.
Baxter was fired at the beginning of February, after suggesting his players would have to rape someone to get a penalty from the referee following a defeat by Jamshedpur.