Pitso leads Benni 4-3 ahead of Friday the 13th rendezvous
Bafana Bafana against Kenya in back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers will see Pitso Mosimane and Benni McCarthy squaring off, and KickOff takes a look at their record in matches against each other.
South Africa host the 2027 AFCON co-hosts Kenya at the Orlando Amstel Arena on 13 November, before the return leg away from home four days later.
He and McCarthy have only ever met at club level, on the benches of Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City, respectively. The statistics paint a picture of competitiveness between the two former top-level footballers during their eight meetings.
Mosimane claimed four wins to McCarthy’s three, with the other match ending in a draw.
The meetings in the league that season were as closely contested, as Sundowns won 3-2 in Pretoria on 27 February 2019, before suffering a 2-1 defeat away on 5 March.
The last ever meeting between the two legendary figures of South African football took place on 20 August 2019 as their teams played to a 1-1 draw in Pretoria.
McCarthy’s tenure as Kenya coach has not been all roses and sunshine following work permit issues and his recent inflammatory comments concerning the quality of the players at his disposal, leading
the Harambee Stars having already qualified for the AFCON by virtue of being co-hosts, South Africa will be considered favourites over the two games.