Ex-Man Utd coach Benni McCarthy, 47, lands new manager job months after he was let go from Ten Hag’s staff

FORMER Manchester United manager Benni McCarthy has landed a immense caller occupation aft being fto spell by the Red Devils past summer.

McCarthy, 47, worked nether Erik 10 Hag for 2 years astatine Old Trafford earlier leaving the nine during a coaching shakeup past summer.

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Benni McCarthy has been named arsenic the caller manager of the Kenya National Team[/caption]

Now the erstwhile Blackburn and Porto striker is taking his archetypal steps into planetary absorption aft being named arsenic the caller brag of Kenya.

McCarthy has penned a two-year woody with the Harambee Stars, securing his presumption successful complaint of the broadside for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Prior to his stint arsenic a manager astatine Man Utd, McCarthy held 2 absorption roles with archetypal part South African sides AmaZulu FC and Cape Town City.

The retired bagsman represented South Africa 80 times arsenic a player, playing successful some the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and is the nation’s apical goalscorer.

Now helium is aiming to get Kenya to the World Cup successful 2026, hoping to instrumentality the federation to the world’s biggest signifier for the archetypal clip successful their history.

He told the BBC: “Participating successful the World Cup, it is 1 of the astir peculiar feelings successful the satellite and I privation to springiness them that.

“With the close mindset and dedication from the players, and the willingness to larn and willingness to springiness everything they’ve got for the course,

“I deliberation we tin astonishment a batch of radical by inactive qualifying for the World Cup.”

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Kenya are presently 4th successful their six-team Group F for qualification to the 2026 tourney successful North America.

They beryllium immoderate 5 points of leaders Ivory Coast, with lone the radical winners qualifying automatically for the tournament, and the champion 4 runners-up fixed different accidental successful the playoffs.