Former Manchester United first-team coach Benni McCarthy doesn’t seem to be impressed with Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos.
Despite the Belgian mentor guiding the team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, the former Porto striker said the team should be playing in World Cups. While On The Whistle Podcast, McCarthy said he was impressed with the current group of Bafana players.
“It’s a good generation of players, a lot of young players breaking through. So it was a massive opportunity for Bafana Bafana (to win the 2023 Afcon), Benni McCarthy told On The Whistle Podcast.
“They had a group of talented players coming through and they found themselves in a lucrative position to be in the semi-final.”
“But there are a little bit of shortages, but you know you accept it because Bafana over the last few years have been nowhere. They have not qualified for any World Cups, they have underachieved quite a lot.
Benni McCarthy wants Bafana to qualify for World Cups
“So the fact that they have gone on to the semi-final of Afcon, is good. I think with the current squad, the current generation of players that they have to choose from, they should be there and there about,” McCarthy added.
“I don’t know if they have the right manager, and if not, whichever right man comes in, hopefully, he can take this group of players to the next level.”
Benni McCarthy played in two World Cups for Bafana, scoring two in both the 1998 and 2002 tournaments.
Will Benni ever coach the national team?
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