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AmaZulu coach McCarthy expresses interest in vacant Bafana Bafana job

Former Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy says he "wouldn't rule out" taking over as South Africa national team coach "if the opportunity comes" and would relish taking the them to the Fifa World Cup.

The Bafana job is currently vacant following the recent firing of Molefi Ntseki after the team failed to qualify for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Currently four months into his role as AmaZulu coach, McCarthy's name has been thrown around among favourites to succeed Ntseki.

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Even 1996 Afcon-winning coach Clive Barker has backed McCarthy, also a former Cape Town City coach, to be given an opportunity with the national team.