{"id":17545,"date":"2026-03-04T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/?p=17545"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:28:26","slug":"harambee-stars-head-coach-benni-mccarthy-hints-at-possible-harambee-stars-exit-over-limited-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/?p=17545","title":{"rendered":"Harambee Stars Head Coach Benni McCarthy Hints at Possible Harambee Stars Exit Over Limited Role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has opened the door to a potential departure from the Kenya job, admitting the stop-start nature of international football leaves him feeling underutilized.<\/p>\n

The South African tactician, who took charge of the national team with a mandate to spark long-term progress, says his coaching philosophy is built around daily engagement with players, something he finds difficult to achieve at national-team level.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy experience in Kenya has been remarkable, unbelievable and very enjoyable,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBut I feel I am too young to go so long without being active.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McCarthy explained that the limited time windows during international breaks restrict his ability to implement ideas, improve individuals, and build cohesion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI train every day. I want to be on the training pitch daily to improve players,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis has held me back because I do not have enough time with them. When I see them, I only have a week to do what I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

A growing dilemma<\/h5>\n

While McCarthy has spoken warmly about his time in Kenya and the potential he sees in local players, his comments highlight a familiar dilemma for modern coaches, choosing between the rhythm of club football and the sporadic demands of international management.<\/p>\n

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For now, he remains in charge of Harambee Stars, but the remarks will inevitably fuel speculation about his long-term future, especially if an opportunity arises that offers the day-to-day involvement he craves.<\/p>\n

As Kenya continues its rebuilding process, the big question is whether the federation can convince McCarthy that the national-team project is worth the wait, or whether his next move will take him back to the daily grind of club football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has opened the door to a potential departure from the Kenya job, admitting the stop-start nature of international football leaves him feeling underutilized. The South African tactician, who took charge of the national team with a mandate to spark long-term progress, says his coaching philosophy is built around daily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17545"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17556,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17545\/revisions\/17556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.salientspmgt.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}