Stuart Baxter's first official match back in charge of South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs could scarcely be bigger as he faces Egypt's Al Ahly in Saturday's African Champions League final. He had still to watch on from the stands though as Chiefs put their poor domestic form behind them. Ironically his situation mirrors that of his opposite number, with Al Ahly's South African Pitso Mosimane having been appointed two months before the Egyptians won the 2020 Champions League. Baxter struggled to put his finger on exactly why a team that has reached the Champions League final could only finish eighth in the South Africa's Premier Soccer League - 31 points behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns. "I think we've got a decent chance because we are in a final, but certainly we are the underdogs," he said of meeting the record nine-time champions.

Source: BBC July 16, 2021 15:00 UTC