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Baxter takes Da Gama off Bafana’s bench

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OUT IN THE COLD:  Owen Da Gama has no place in Baxter’s technical team. (Anesh Debiky, Gallo Images)
OUT IN THE COLD: Owen Da Gama has no place in Baxter’s technical team. (Anesh Debiky, Gallo Images)

Johannesburg - Owen Da Gama’s tenure as Bafana Bafana assistant coach is over.

This was revealed by new Bafana coach Stuart Baxter, who said the decision was nothing personal.

The Englishman said that it went without saying that no one would want to work with “someone who has been there.

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