Benni McCarthy is confident he can take Bafana far
Soccer legend, Benni McCarthy seems confident that he could make a real change if he were given a chance to coach Bafana Bafana.
Benni McCarthy has expressed his desire to coach Bafana Bafana.
The 46-year-old, who currently serves as striker coach at Manchester United, believes he can take the national team to new heights if he gets the coaching job.
“Any player who turns to coaching or being a manager, his dream is to coach his national team,” said McCarthy told iDiski Times.
“And for me, it’s even more so, the fire is burning even more so. Because of the fact that South Africa has never qualified for the World Cup since 2010, or technically 2002 and that ghost is haunting me.
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“So the more we’re not involved in world football at the big stage, the more that is saying to me, ‘I think maybe it’s time to push the button on taking the national team’. Because I know I have what it takes,” McCarthy said.
Benni is still Bafana Bafana’s top goal scorer with 31 goals.
The former Porto striker has played in two World Cups scoring twice.
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“I can help our national team qualify for the World Cup. And not just qualify for the World Cup, but going far! Going through the group stages and doing what Morocco and Ghana have done at previous World Cups,” ex-Bafana striker McCarthy added.
Bafana play their next matches in March against Andorra and Algeria respectively.