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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper coach Baxter reflects on controversial Bafana Bafana call-up

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper coach Lee Baxter has reflected on his South Africa call-up that sparked all the uproar in the country.

The South African Football Association (Safa) broke the news on their official Twitter on the morning of September 3, 2018.

"Bafana Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter had called up his son, Lee Baxter, as the team’s goalkeeper coach ahead of South Africa’s 2019 Afcon qualifier against Libya in Durban," a statement read.

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Lee had been brought in as a stand-in for regular goalkeeper coach Andre Arendse, who was unavailable at the time and the move was heavily criticised.