On Soccer Africa on Supersport, it was an interesting conversation as Benni Mccarthy and Mamadou Gaye were in attendance. Ex-South African striker
On Soccer Africa on Supersport, it was an interesting conversation as Benni Mccarthy and Mamadou Gaye were in attendance.
Ex-South African striker Benni McCarthy was among Erik Ten Hag’s coaching staff in the 2023-24 season, as he was supposed to help the forwards bang in the goals for Manchester United.
The club won the FA Cup in a very turbulent season. The former Bafana Bafana forward left the club when the season ended.
Benni McCarthy knows how to balance playing for a top European club and an African national team, especially during January and February of an AFCON year, as it always leads to hurly-burly between the continent and the European clubs.
When a conversation popped up about how recent African stars make club football a priority at the expense of national teams, Benni McCarthy disclosed that Manchester United did probably not consider signing Osimhen because he will be at the AFCON every two years.
During McCarthy’s days at Manchester United, Marcus Rashford, Erasmus Hoijmlund, Antony, Ganarcho, and Amad Diallo were the forwards for the club, so Osimhem’s presence would have added a lot to the team.
Many believe that some European clubs don’t like spending huge sums of money on African stars as a result of AFCON being played across January and February.
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