Music Video for 'Benni McCarthy' Released by YoungstaCPT Honouring Manchester United Assistant Coach

• Benni McCarthy's ascension to the heady heights of Manchester United's backroom staff is now the stuff of legend
• The former Bafana Bafana star becoming the club's acclaimed forwards coach inspires many South Africans
• Cape Town hip-hop star YoungstaCPT has now paid tribute to McCarthy with a hit single named after him

Many South Africans are not missing the opportunity to give Benni McCarthy his flowers while he can still smell them.

The icing on the cake, that has been his magnificent contribution to the game as a player and now as a coach, was him being appointed as the forwards coach of Manchester United by Erik ten Hag last August.

In February, Sports Brief reported on how Capetonian hip-hop superstars, YoungstaCPT and Shaney Jay released the single 'Benni McCarthy' to honour the Bafana Bafana legend's rise to the top.

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Now, the duo have released a music video for the song which was shot entirely in Cape Town.

This included the suburbs of Athlone, Ocean View, Grassy Park as well as Hanover Park, where McCarthy grew up.

The video is interspersed with highlights of his time at Ajax Amsterdam, Celta Vigo, Blackburn Rovers, and Orlando Pirates, where he concluded his playing career.

The song also references the late Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, who was gunned down in Durban in February. The musician was a huge Manchester United fan and did not miss the opportunity to celebrate McCarthy joining his beloved club.

The 45-year-old Bafana legend was in turn saddened by the murder and paid tribute to AKA, with the Man United also honouring him in a matchday programme.

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McCarthy has been the subject of a smash hit before, featuring in TKZee's song Shibobo ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, South Africa's first appearance in the global showpiece event.

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This is not the first time YoungstaCPT has been featured in a report by Sports Brief.

He performed at Nelson Mandela Square during a Carling Black Label event last November.

The event launched the beverage's involvement in the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar.