Benni McCarthy on Why Current Harambee Stars Mistakes Are Key to Strong AFCON 2027 Performance

Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy feels his team’s mistakes should not be something to worry about but lessons to learn from ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Kenya will co-host AFCON 2027 alongside Uganda and Tanzania and there is pressure on McCarthy to ensure they do not disappoint at home.

The South African tactician says he is happy that mistakes are being made now and not during the tournament as it gives him enough time to correct them and put out a strong team.

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“We are making good steps in the right direction and we always learn from everyday,” McCarthy told the media while reflecting on the FIFA Series where Kenya drew 1-1 with Estonia before beating Grenada 3-0 last month.

“Whether we make a lot of mistakes or win or don’t win the match we take a lot of lessons and this game has taught us a lot of things,” he went on.

Some of the worrying things were Kenya’s inability to finish off most of their chances while they are still struggling to defend set-pieces as witnessed when Estonia scored their goal from a corner.

McCarthy remains confident that the future is bright as Kenyans will witness a different Harambee Stars during AFCON 2027 matches.

“So the next match, we will see something different from Kenya,” he added. “As long as every match we get better and better, that is the progression that we want because 2027 is around the corner and by the time we get there, we would have made a lot of mistakes and learnt from all of them and improved and we are a complete team.”

McCarthy will hope to see more improvements when Harambee Stars next play in the June international window.