We’ll be playing Caf Champions League next season, McCarthy promises

Benni McCarthy is already looking ahead to having his team AmaZulu participating in the Caf Champions League for the first time in their history.

McCarthy said they would aim to win their remaining four DStv Premiership matches to ensure they get there.

If indeed Usuthu win all those games‚ the Durban club will finish on 62 points.

The Buccaneers can attain 60‚ which still gives McCarthy’s team a better chance to finish second if they win all the other three matches against Baroka FC ‚ Swallows FC and Maritzburg United‚ and Pirates lose or draw one of their remaining five matches.

Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns‚ now with a four-point lead and game in hand at the top of the log‚ are seen as a shoo-in to win the title for a record fourth time in a row.

With that in mind‚ McCarthy looks to have settled on finishing second behind Sundowns as that will also give his team a ticket to participate in the 2022 Champions League‚ becoming the second side from KwaZulu-Natal to do so after Manning Rangers in 1998.

“Believe you me‚ the next four games, I can’t see AmaZulu losing those four games.

“So Caf Champions League — we will be playing Caf Champions League [next season]‚ so that brings new challenges.”