One of South Africa’s most decorated football talents Benni McCarthy has recently left a tear in the eyes of many of his social media followers after recently celebrating his daughter’s 20th birthday.
The former Bafana Bafana star currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland where he is happily enjoying his time with his Scottish-born wife, Stacey McCarthy.
In a heartwarming post, he recently took to Instagram to wish his eldest daughter Minna expressing just how proud he is of her.
“Happy 20th birthday to my firstborn! You’ve grown into such an incredible young woman, and I’m so proud of you. Love you endlessly.”
The post was accompanied by her picture, highlighting how she is the splitting image of her superstar father.
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Minna is the eldest of Benni’s three children whom he shares with Spanish ex-wife Maria Santos. The couple share two more daughters Mya and Allegra. According to reports he and Maria parted ways in 2007.
Meanwhile, this past week appeared to be one of the celebrations in the McCarthy household as his wife Stacey also celebrated her birthday.
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Following his recent stint as attacking coach with English giants Manchester United, Benni is expected to take up a new role that will see him lead a national team for the very first time as a coach. This comes after the Scottish Sun previously reported that Benni will be assuming the role of the head coach of Kenya’s football team.
It is further reported that his immediate objectives will be to take the team to success by focusing on the World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Gabon.
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