Benni McCarthy shown the door by Belgian club

07 April 2016 - 02:42 By Nick Said

Benni McCarthy will be looking for a new job next season after Belgian side Sint Truiden confirmed he would leave his post as assistant coach at the end of the current campaign.McCarthy follows head coach Chris O'Loughlin out of the door as the Belgians put a new technical team in place after narrowly avoiding relegation this season."Sint Truiden and Benni McCarthy have mutually agreed not to continue their collaboration. McCarthy will remain with us until the end of the current season."We thank him for the good co-operation and wish him much success," said the club.McCarthy and South African-raised O'Loughlin will remain in charge until the club completes their Europa League qualification, which started with a 1-0 defeat at home to Mechelen at the weekend.If they do not finish top of their qualification pool, the pair will have five more games with the club.Bafana Bafana midfielder May Mahlangu is understood to be valued by Sint Truiden and his future will be discussed in the coming months.Mahlangu has a contract until the end of this season, with no option in place to renew, meaning he will become a free agent in July.McCarthy joined Sint Truiden in September in his first full coaching job. Earlier he was a striker consultant with Scottish side Hibernian...

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