Well-travelled English coach Stuart Baxter has taken charge of Kaizer Chiefs.

The 58-year-old Baxter, who has also managed the Finland and South Africa national teams as well as in Sweden, Japan and Norway, said he is looking forward to 'a challenging but exciting project'.

The Soweto-based Chiefs, arguably South Africa's most famous team, fired Vladimir Vermezovic of Serbia this season. They have not won the league title since 2005 and are nine points behind leaders and Johannesburg rivals Orlando Pirates with three games to play.