Doctor Khumalo shares thoughts on Benni’s new coaching job
Kaizer Chiefs legend, Doctor Khumalo, has shared his thoughts on Benni McCarthy’s new coaching job in Kenya.
On Monday, 03 March 2025, the Football Kenya Federation [FKF] made an announcement of McCarthy’s appointment, along with his technical team in Nairobi.
The former Orlando Pirates striker has brought along Moeneeb Josephs as his goalkeeper coach, Vasili Manousakis as assistant coach and Pilela Maposa as performance analyst.
McCarthy is taking his first national team job, having spent time with AmaZulu FC, Cape Town City FC and Manchester United.
The 47-year-old broke his tooth as a head coach between 2017 and 2019 with CT City, where he won the 2018 MTN8 title.
After the end of his stint at City, McCarthy took over the reigns at AmaZulu and helped the club to finish as runners-up behind Mamelodi Sundowns on the log in SA’s top-flight. McCarthy also clinched the Coach of the Season award after an impressive run with the KZN-based side.
WHAT DOCTOR KHUMALO SAID ABOUT MCCARTHY’S MOVE TO KENYA
In 2022, the former Bafana Bafana star parted ways with Usuthu and joined English Premier League giants Manchester United as the striker coach under Erik ten Hag.
Upon the expiry of his contract at Man United last year, the ex-FC Porto talisman was back on the coaching market and eventually took over the job at Harambee Stars.
Doctor Khumalo has praised Benni McCarthy’s move, revealing that it’s good for local coaches to go outside SA borders.
“There is a [WhatsApp] group that we’re on, and Benni mentioned that there is a possibility of him signing with Kenya after he has been invited in the country last week,” Khumalo said on Soccer Zone.
“I’m happy to see coaches going outside South Africa and he’s not going to a club but a national team. That on its own is big because he’s putting our football on another level. Pitso Mosimane has done that, and Rulani [Mokwena] has also done that.”
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