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Benni McCarthy remains a prime target for Orlando Pirates. Here is why he will thrive in the Premiership Soccer League.
Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy continues to be linked with exit from Kenya national team despite being just two months into his new job.
The former Manchester United assistant coach is one of those high-profile coaches tipped to take over the soon to be vacant coaching role at Orlando Pirates.
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McCarthy, who remains the greatest all time Bafana Bafana top scorer with 31 goals from 71 international appearances, won't be new at the Premiership Soccer League considering that he has coached at home before his abroad experience.
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McCarthy ticks all boxes
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As a prime target, Benni McCarthy ticks all boxes owing to his coaching credentials and a rich CV according to MSN.
Benni McCarthy started his coaching journey at Sint-Truiden, where he was the Belgian club’s assistant manager from 2015 to 2016.
He then presided over 89 matches at Cape Town City as their head coach, winning the MTN9 in 2018-2019. His next head coach role was with AmaZulu, a club he guided to the Caf Champions League for the first time in their history.
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All of those roles preceded arguably his most glamorous position to date: first-team attacking coach at Manchester United. With the 2023-2024 FA Cup now in his cabinet, Benni’s tasted success in the dugout on two occasions and will want more of that feeling.
McCarthy will lay foundation with Pirates
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On a dramatic night in Cairo, Orlando Pirates were defeated 3-2 in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals by Pyramids FC recently.
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5 Bitter Lessons from Junior Starlets' Failure to Qualify for 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup
Kenya fell short against Cameroon in a tough qualifier, missing out on a second straight U17 World Cup appearance.
They have already secured silverware this season in the form of the MTN8. However, Bucs supporters were desperate to rule the continent.
They’re still in the Betway Premiership title race but must claw back a nine-point deficit, with two games in hand. There’s also a Nedbank Cup final on the horizon against Kaizer Chiefs. For now, however, continental heartbreak will be a bitter pill to swallow.
McCarthy fits the bill of the coach who can steer Orlando Pirates to further success but it remain to be seen if he will be tempted to leave the Kenya project midway.
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