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McCarthy amesema kuwa kwa sasa Kenya haina rasilimali za kutosha wala kikosi chenye wachezaji wengi wenye uwezo unaolingana na timu kama Morocco, Misri, Côte d’Ivoire na Senegal.
Hata hivyo, amesisitiza kuwa kushinda AFCON si jambo lisilowezekana. Kwa maoni yake, kipaumbele kinapaswa kuwa kuongeza uzoefu wa timu, kuboresha kiwango cha wachezaji na kuimarisha mifumo inayohitajika ili kuifanya Kenya iweze kushindana katika kiwango cha juu cha soka la Afrika.
Kenya inatarajiwa kuwa mwenyeji mwenza wa AFCON 2027 pamoja na Uganda na Tanzania. McCarthy anaona mashindano hayo kama hatua muhimu katika maendeleo ya muda mrefu ya soka nchini Kenya.
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Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy believes Kenya still has significant ground to cover before it can realistically challenge Africa’s football powerhouses for the AFCON title.
McCarthy says Kenya currently lacks the resources and squad depth to compete at the same level as Morocco, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, but insists winning AFCON is not impossible. He believes the focus should be on building experience, improving the team and developing the structures needed to compete at the highest level.
With Kenya set to co-host AFCON 2027 alongside Uganda and Tanzania, McCarthy sees the tournament as an important step in the country’s long-term football development.