The Siya crew have been reliably informed that Kaizer Chiefs are due to appeal the two-game ban handed down to coach Stuart Baxter.

Baxter, who took charge of the Chiefs bench at the beginning of the current season, was shown a red card during the weekend’s 2-1 win over United FC in the Nedbank Cup, after reportedly using ‘abusive language towards the assistant referee’ and prompting Victor Gomes to send him to the stands.

As it stands Baxter will miss Chiefs’ last two PSL games of the season, against SuperSport United and University of Pretoria, but will be back in time to lead them out in the Nedbank Cup final later this month.

However, a source within the club has told the Siya crew that they believe Baxter’s sending off was incredibly harsh and are hoping to appeal the ban and have him back on their bench for their next Absa Premiership outing on May 15.

The Glamour Boys, however, will have to wait before appealing the ban, as they cannot make any appeal against the red card until Gomes’ match report has been made available to the league.

In a recent game Gomes seemed to have sent Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa to the stands, but because there was no mention of the sending off in his match report, De Sa was back on the club’s bench for the next game.

For more http://www.soccerladuma.com