WATCH: Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy & ex-Orlando Pirates keeper spotted in Kenya ahead of unveiling as Harambee Stars tactician

As GOAL exclusively revealed, Benni McCarthy agreed way back in December 2024 to become the Harambee Stars coach.

The position fell vacant after former Kenya coach Engin Firat stepped down following his failure to help the team qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco later in the year.

The former Manchester United strikers' coach McCarthy has been working on his team.

Among the personnel, he will be working with is Moeneeb Josephs, who will be serving as the goalkeeper's coach.

The two were teammates at Orlando Pirates and Josephs was also part of McCarthy's backroom staff at AmaZulu.

McCarthy is also keen on luring Vasili Manousakis, who is still contracted at Cape Town Spurs as the assistant coach.

On Thursday morning, Benni McCarthy arrived in Kenya ahead of the unveiling that will be done on Monday.

He was welcomed by FKF vice-president and Kenya legend McDonald Mariga.

Former Harambee Stars midfielder Nicholas Muyoti has also been linked with an assistant coach job.

After missing out on the 2025 Afcon, McCarthy has a massive task of helping Kenya qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

The Harambee Stars are in Group F alongside Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Seychelles, and Burundi.

They have five points from four games in which they have recorded a win, two draws, and a loss.