Former Manchester United first-team coach Benni McCarthy is set to be unveiled as the new Harambee Stars head coach on Monday 3 March.The Football Kenya Federation, in a Thursday afternoon statement, finally made it official that the unveiling of the new coach will take place at the KICC Pavillion from 1:45PM (EAT), in the presence of key FKF officials and stakeholders.EXCLUSIVE: Harambee Stars set to appoint former Manchester United coachAs first reported by Mozzart Sport, the general consensus is that South African McCarthy will take over the men’s national football team coaching duties.With his initially planned Wednesday flight delayed, McCarthy jetted into the country early Thursday morning, and was pictured being received in Nairobi by FKF Vice President McDonald Mariga and NEC Member Abdalla Yusuf.🚨🇿🇦 Bennie McCarthy arrived in Kenya on Thursday morning to take over as the Harambee Stars coach. Received by FKF VP and former midfielder @MarigaOfficial [🎥@Silvakidole] pic.twitter.com/wKBgVvLmN0— Eric Njiru ⚽️ (@EricNjiiru) February 27, 2025 McCarthy is set to fill the seat vacated by his predecessor Engin Firat, who resigned late last year after failing to land AFCON 2025 qualification.McCarthy’s first job will be to oversee Harambee Stars’ 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Gambia and Gabon next month.The former Amazulu head coach, as per outlets, is rumored to include former South Africa custodian Joseph Moeneeb and Cape Town Spurs assistant coach Vasili Manousakis in his technical bench as goalkeeper trainer and assistant coach respectively.More to follow…
