Ittihad Algeria…a former Manchester coach is a candidate to succeed Ben Sheikha – New Algeria

A news report said today, Sunday, that a former coach of the English club Manchester United is leading the list of candidates to head the technical staff of the Algerian club Ittihad Algeria.

The matter concerns South African Benny McCarthy, according to what was reported by the website “ La Gazette DuveneckToday, Sunday, he was previously part of the technical staff of Manchester United, from 2022 to 2024, under the leadership of the head coach, the Dutchman Eric Ten Hag.

Benedict McCarthy previously played for major European clubs. This is similar to the Portuguese Porto, the Dutch Ajax Amsterdam, and the English West Ham.

McCarthy, 48, also coached Kenya’s senior national team in 2025.

We note that the Algerian is Abdel Haq Bin SheikhaLast week, he resigned from coaching the Algerian team. But he continued the task temporarily until a new coach was found.