Bafana Bafana’s all time leading goalscorer Benni McCarthy with a tally of 31 goals to his name and who was recently appointed as part of the first team coaching staff at Manchester United is extremely close to his family.

 

 

 

 

 

The 2003/04 UEFA Champions League winner with FC Porto makes it an effort to include his siblings in all aspects of his life.

Without further ado, we decided to take a look at Benni McCarthy’s siblings and how many does he have.

Benni McCarthy’s brothers

According to his player profile on 𝘞𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, we have since had the privilege to learn that the 44 year old Cape Town born former footballer turned coach has two brothers, one who is older than him and one who is younger than him.

Above : Benni & Jerome McCarthy

Jerome McCarthy, who played for now defunct Manning Rangers and Kaizer Chiefs is his older brother while Mark McCarthy who played for Franklin Pierce University in the United States of America is his younger brother.

Above : Benni & Mark McCarthy

The former AmaZulu head coach who happens to be the son of Dudley and Dora McCarthy was born in a football family. The former Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United frontman achieved cult status in South African football as compared to his two brothers who remained on his shadow.

Benni McCarthy’s sister

The former Bafana Bafana international who has 79 caps to his name also has a sister, Stella Benninghof, who barely makes the spotlight. A few years ago, the former Orlando Pirates goalpoacher took to his Instagram account to share rare pictures where his sister was getting married to the love of her life.

According to Stella’s profile on 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯, we have since had the privilege to learn that she is currently based in Europe and is employed as a freelancer at Berlitz Deutschland GmbH. With that being said, Benni McCarthy has three siblings.