Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has availed himself for the Kaizer Chiefs job, should the club be interested in him.
McCarthy is currently a forwards coach at Manchester United, but with future uncertain, could return home to Chiefs.
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It’s believed Chiefs are willing to give the new coach and his staff authority to lead them in a new era. Amakhosi have not won silverware for the past nine years now and currently fighting to finish in the top eight. The risk of going a full decade without a trophy is surely giving the club’s management sleepless nights. It is for this reason that, this next coaching appointment could be undoubtedly the most significant in the clubs history.
Chiefs searching for a new coach
Former interim coach Cavin Johnson initially harboured ambitions of becoming the permanent coach at Chiefs. A run which saw Chiefs winning three of their last four games of 2024, saw Johnson in with a shout. But now according to the latest, the club are back looking at other candidates. There have been the likes of Pitso Mosimane and Manqoba Mngqithi in a local sense. Internationally, Jose Peseiro, Vanderlei Luxembergo , Raul Caneda Perez and Nasreddine Nabi.
Portuguese coach Alexander Santos was regarded as the front runner for the job. But in a shock turn of events, reports suggested that TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic is the lead candidate. After his relegation with Abha Club, number one candidate, Mosimane also seems like a possibility again for the Chiefs job.
Another name that had previously been linked is that of McCarthy. Although not known to be on the current list, he has often spoken kindly of Chiefs. Now, speaking to Marawa Sports Worldwide.
McCarthy would leave Manchester United for Amakhosi!
“If the opportunity arises to coach Kaizer Chiefs, obviously you will have to sit down and think about it. Like I said, you don’t say no to an institution, Not many coaches in the world say no to an institution. Man United is an institution, Real Madrid is an institution, Bayern Munich is an institution. Look Vincent Kompany has gone to join Bayern Munch, he has gone to join an institution, I think you can safely say Kaizer Chiefs is also an institution.”McCarthy said.
McCarthy was brought to Manchester United by manager Erik ten Hag. With the Dutchman’s career hanging in the balance, could Chiefs be the perfect escape route?
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