Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter has hinted that his job is in jeopardy.
The Englishman has been sitting vas with his Safa bosses in recent times.
He has criticised the chiefs of South African soccer for dragging their feet on equipping him with a permanent No.2.
After almost a year and half in charge of the national team, the former Kaizer Chiefs mentor has had to juggle personnel or has had to pick up the slack himself.
Then ahead of Bafana’s Afcon 2019 qualifier against Libya earlier this month, Baxter slammed the decision to play the game in Durban, saying that the sea-level venue plays into the hands of the opposition.
The 65-year-old looks to have won that battle after it announced this week that SA’s next two qualifiers – against the Seychelles and Nigeria next month – will be played at altitude in Joburg’s Soccer City.
But now Baxter seems more careful to take on his bosses and is keeping his head down as he starts his preparations for his upcoming fixtures.
In an interview with Soccer Laduma this week, he said: “Look, I’m not going to discuss my future with Bafana Bafana, because I’m still the head coach and the job is difficult enough as it is without more smoke and mirrors involved.
“As things are now, I’m doing my best in extremely difficult circumstances to prepare the South African national team for every challenge that we have put in front of us.”
Safa also failed to book a second match for Bafana during the recent international week.