- New Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy competed with some of the most famous coaches and coaches
- He played his football across Europe and won the biggest cup in club football, Champions League in 2004
- When he takes over to Kenya, TUKO.co.ke focuses on what football stakeholders said about the South African expert
Finally Benni McCarhty was introduced to the coach of Harambee Stars After several months of rumors.
His football life has taken him to the Netherlands, Portugal, England and helped him meet celebrities in the game.
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Benni McCarthy while playing soccer
The Manchester United fan played for Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United in the Premier League with Seven Stars, Ajax, Celta Vigo, Porto and Orlando Pirates.
The best scorer Bafana Bafana won the league title in Ajax and Porto and won the 2004 Champions League under Jose Mourinho. He scored two goals in Porto's victory over Man United in the 16th best of the season
He also scored 31 goals in 79 matches in South Africa between 1997 and 2012, according to Espn,
He retired from football in 2013. He won four titles with Orlando Pirates in 2012, including the league title.
“I am so blessed to enjoy the good work that took me from the Nyanga Stadium Stadium, up to the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup Cup – the highest levels that the player can reach in club football,” He said in 2013, through the BBC Sport.
What Mourinho said and other people about McCarthy
McCarthy faces some of the top names as a coach in South Africa, including Pitso Mosimane, who led Mamelodi Sundowns to win many league titles.
After joining Man United in 2022, Mosimane praised McCarthy for opening doors for coaches like him.
“I look at him like someone who can open the doors to us,” He said through the Idisk Times.
Erik Ten Hag brought McCarthy Man United. He praised the work of South Africa at the club.
“He has a very good relationship with all the players in our squad. He also has to work for unity and does a good job in that, ” Said Ten Hag via IOL.
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When Man United faced McCarthy of Porto, he said it was injured when Mourinho kicked him out after cheering.
“Then he gets up and grabs me and says' free-kick big, I knew you would close, now you tell you everyone we get, we pump on the field and we just protect it.
McCarthy coached Marcus Rashford for two seasons Old Trafford and the British star was pleased with the South African.
“I feel since Benni came in, we have worked more as a team moving forward, which has made us more chances to score more goals. It's still early. He keeps pushing us and keeps trying to make us improve, ” Rashford said via Times Live.
McCarthy Says Why Ronaldo Is Not Under Ten Hag
TUKO.co.ke reported that McCarthy explained why Ronaldo's transfer to Man United was unsuccessful.
He said Ronaldo could not play regularly in Erik Ten Hag's high -profile style.
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