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Benni McCarthy: Coaches overlooked me for being skinny and young

The tactician has vowed to trust young players at Usuthu but wants them to reciprocate the trust by working hard

South Africa's all-time top scorer Benni McCarthy has claimed his former coaches ruled him out for being too skinny and small before he announced himself to the world.

The AmaZulu head coach made his Bafana Bafana debut at 19 years of age when he played in the Netherlands 24 years ago. He revealed that coaches were unwilling to trust him because of his physical attributes.

However, the Champions League winner with Porto in 2004, went on to make history in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations when he emerged as the joint top scorer with seven goals alongside Egypt's Hossam Hassan.