Benni McCarthy has revealed his ambition is either to coach a top club on the African continent or start a new adventure as head coach in the Major League Soccer.
The 46-year-old spent two years Manchester United as Striker’s Coach in the technical team of Erik Ten Hag, helping the club to lift the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
However, McCarthy left the Premier League giants when his contract expired at the end of last season and he is now ready for a new head-coach role.
After links to Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu, most recently, the Bafana Bafana’s all-time record goalscorer says he’s ready to take over a big team in Africa, while also being keen on coaching in the Major League Soccer.
“What next for me? I think it’s clear that after leaving United, I think that passion for wanting to be a head coach again that brew through,” he said told the On The Whistle podcast.
“I think that is the next step for me. Whether it’s to go back to Africa, the African continent to manage one of the big team, the important teams with the knowledge that I’ve gained from working at a team like Manchester United on a global scale, which is up there with Real Madrid, the best teams in the world.
“When you’ve been there, gained those type of experiences, you want to go back [to a top club]. If you do go back to the continent, that would be amazing, to manage a team on the continent and trying to make them also one of the power houses in African football but to also try and achieve to reach a final when you play in the Club World Cup – that would be the aim to do that.
“Or even the MLS interests me a lot. Bradley Carnell did exceptionally well in his first season with St. Louis, i don’t where it went wrong after that.
“But Bradley has gone out there and shown himself what he’s capable of doing. And opportunities like that, I would welcome. Because I think I’ve got what it takes to manage there, to make players better and to help teams achieve goals they maybe have not achieved in the last few years.
“It’s just about getting the opportunity.”