Tembo not bothered by Benni talk
SUPERSPORT United coach Kaitano Tembo says he is not having sleepless nights over talk of Benni McCarthy being linked with a move to the club.
Stories of McCarthy being in discussions with SuperSport with an aim to join their technical team have been doing the rounds since Bafana Bafana's leading all-time scorer was sacked by AmaZulu two weeks ago.
Media reports have suggested that Tembo, who has been with the club for more than two decades both as a player and a coach, will not be sacked but will be redeployed within the club structures.
While Tembo is aware of the speculation around his job and McCarthy, he is solely focused on helping SuperSport win the Nedbank Cup and finish the DStv Premiership season in a respectable position.
“I’m not in control of that, all I have to do is to focus on the job at hand. That’s the only important thing to me,” Tembo said.
“What is being said out there has nothing to do with me, and [yes] anything can happen in football, so it’s normal, it happens.
“As long as I am here, I will keep on giving my best. That’s all I can do.”
Tembo has not even bothered to speak to his bosses at SuperSport to find out if there’s any merit in the news that McCarthy might replace him.
“There’s no need to talk about it,”Tembo said.
“It’s something that is coming from outside, so it’s all a speculation and we can’t always act whenever things are said about the club. I don’t think that is important.
“What’s important for us is that we’ve got six games to go in the league and the Nedbank Cup to fight for.”
Tembo and McCarthy were involved in a public spat during an AmaZulu versus SuperSport match in September 2021.
McCarthy was heard on television saying Tembo is “broke” and the former Usuthu coach claimed his counterpart provoked him.