Former Bafana Bafana star and South African football icon Benni McCarthy is set to be announced as the new head coach of the Kenya national team.

According to reports coming from the East African country, McCarthy is on his way to Nairobi to conclude the deal, and will be unveiled as the country’s new coach this coming Friday.

McCarthy has been on the hunt for a new job ever since leaving Erik ten Hag’s backroom staff at Manchester United at the back end of last season. Since then, he has been linked with a host of clubs in South Africa and the United States.

Prior to Manqoba Mngqithi’s appointment as Mamelodi Sundowns head coach, McCarthy’s name was thrown into the hat as a possible replacement for Rulani Mokwena, who was sacked in the off-season.

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