Pitso Mosimane

Readers have overwhelmingly voted for former AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy to replace sacked Stuart Baxter at Kaizer Chiefs. Photo: Twitter @AlAhlyEnglish

Kaizer Chiefs fans DON’T want Pitso Mosimane at Naturena – POLL

Readers have overwhelmingly voted for former AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy to replace sacked Stuart Baxter at Kaizer Chiefs.

Pitso Mosimane

Readers have overwhelmingly voted for former AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy to replace sacked Stuart Baxter at Kaizer Chiefs. Photo: Twitter @AlAhlyEnglish

Readers have overwhelmingly voted for former AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy to replace Stuart Baxter after he was sacked last week by Kaizer Chiefs.

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Last Thursday it was confirmed that Stuart Baxter – who was in his second stint with Kaizer Chiefs – had been officially shown the door by Amakhosi.

The Glamour Boys embarrassingly crashed out of the Nedbank Cup earlier this season, while they have managed just 11 wins from 24 matches in the DStv Premiership this season to lie in fourth position.

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“After a series of meetings, Kaizer Chiefs and coach Stuart Baxter have come to a mutual agreement of an early termination of his contract with immediate effect,” a statement read.

“In his second spell with Kaizer Chiefs, Baxter has led the team in 23 matches (excluding 3 league matches in December 2021). He managed to win 9 matches, draw 6 and lost 8 of the games. The team managed to score 25 goals and concede 23 during that time.

Judging by fan reaction – as reported by The South African website – Amakhosi supporters had quickly grown tired of Baxter, and some even started a petition calling for him to be axed some time ago.

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However, there was also mixed reaction on social media following the news on Thursday, with certain supporters suggesting it was not fair for Baxter to be made the scapegoat for the team’s struggles.

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With conversations already underway over who should be the next man to take on the top job at Amakhosi, The South African ran a poll asking readers who they felt should replace Baxter.

Pitso Mosimane only 4th in the voting

Nearly 1 000 votes were cast, with an overwhelming 71% opting for Benni McCarthy, while former coach Gavin Hunt and current interim coach Arthur Zwane received 9% of the votes.

Interestingly, Pitso Mosimane was only fourth-best with just 8%.

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane. Photo: Twitter @AlAhlyEnglish

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