This comes just 10 months after he was appointed as the Amakhosi coach for the second time.

While Baxter hasn't had the great success at Chiefs during his second stint, he leaves the club fourth on the Premier Soccer League table on 39 points, with two games in hand over Mamelodi Sundowns, Royal AM and Orlando Pirates, while they have one game in hand over Cape Town City.

The club confirmed that the assistant coaches Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard will take charge of the senior team for the remainder of the season.

In a statement by the club they confirmed the axing of the former Bafana Bafana coach.

“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.

“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.

“Assistant coaches Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard will take charge of the senior team for the remainder of the season, starting with the next match against Stellenbosch FC on Saturday, 23 April 2022.

“We wish him well in the future.

“The club will make further announcements in due course.”

Chiefs next game will be away to Stellenbosch at the Danie Craven Stadium on Saturday.

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