Benni McCarthy has officially been unveiled as the new Harambee Stars head coach in an event held in Nairobi on Monday, March 3, 2025.
The former English Premier League star, who previously coached Manchester United, takes over from Engin Firat who was sacked on Wednesday, December 11, 2025 after failing to lead Kenyan to 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Details of the coach’s contract with the Kenyan Football Federation (FKF) have been revealed as lasting up to the duration of the AFCON 2027.
McCarthy, who holds a UEFA A license, will be assisted by Moneebs Joseph as the goalkeeping coach
Speaking during a QnA session, McCarthy revealed his intention of taking the team to the World Cup.
“I’m looking forward to putting my experience into practice and bringing success to Kenyan football. With the right mentality, we can achieve our targets and make it to the World Cup. We want to win every point available to us. It will not say it is easy but it is also not impossible. We need to start to be positive and players see the coaches are winners and want to win so that they too can push,” McCarthy said.
The coach also shared his vision of seeing Kenya host successful CHAN and AFCON tournaments as not only participants but also contenders.
“For WC qualification, we want to showcase and make a good account of ourselves. We want to make Kenyan proud of hosting CHAN and AFCON and see the national team in the latter stages or finals,” he said.
