Johannesburg: England-born Stuart Baxter has quit as South Africa coach after a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
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“I feel that I cannot continue to work with the required professionalism and passion as I have done,” the 65-year-old told a press conference at a Johannesburg sports club.
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Baxter was widely unpopular with the South African public, while the media welcomed his decision to leave a job reportedly worth $33,500 (Dh122,945) a month.
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Although Bafana Bafana stunned Cup of Nations hosts Egypt in the round of 16, they made a timid exit against Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
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They had been even more unimpressive at the group stage, losing to Ivory Coast and Morocco and struggling to overcome minnows Namibia.
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Previously, Baxter had flopped in an 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, losing four of five matches as South Africa finished bottom of a group won by Senegal.
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