Meet Stacey Munro: Former Miss Edinburgh and Wife of Bafana Legend Benni McCarthy
- Benni McCarthy is South Africa’s all-time leading goal scorer with 31 goals and the only player from the country to win the UEFA Champions League
- He married former Miss Edinburgh Stacey Munro in 2014, and together they are raising two children, alongside his three daughters from a previous marriage
- After spells with Cape Town City, AmaZulu, and Manchester United, McCarthy made history in 2025 by guiding Kenya to their first-ever CHAN knockout stage appearance
Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy is one of the most successful footballers to emerge from South Africa.
He remains the national team’s all-time leading goal scorer with 31 goals and is still the only South African to lift the UEFA Champions League, which he won with FC Porto in 2004.
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Off the pitch, McCarthy has built a thriving family life with his wife, Stacey Munro. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Stacey grew up with dreams of entering the world of fashion, modelling, and beauty. Her aspirations became reality when she was crowned Miss Edinburgh.
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Benni and Stacey's love story
The couple’s romance began in 2008 when McCarthy was filming a Nike commercial in Edinburgh. They tied the knot on 24 May 2014 in a unique, football-themed wedding ceremony in Stacey’s hometown.
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McCarthy even wore a kilt, while reception tables were named after clubs he played for, including Seven Stars, Orlando Pirates, and FC Porto.
Guests were later treated to a fireworks display set to Shibobo, his hit collaboration with kwaito group TKZee.
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Today, the couple share two children: 12-year-old daughter Lima Rose and five-year-old son Lio Romero. McCarthy is also father to three daughters, Mina, Mya, and Allegra, from his previous marriage to Spanish ex-wife Maria Jose-Santos.
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A coaching career on the rise
Following his retirement in 2013, McCarthy pursued UEFA coaching badges before returning to South Africa in 2017 to take charge of Cape Town City, where he delivered the club’s first major silverware, the MTN8. Three years later, he joined AmaZulu and guided them to a historic second-place league finish.
In 2022, his career reached new heights when Erik ten Hag recruited him to join Manchester United’s technical team as a striker’s coach, a role he held until mid-2024.
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McCarthy then embraced a new challenge in Nairobi, taking over as head coach of Kenya’s Harambee Stars in early 2025.
Within months, he led the team to their first-ever knockout stage appearance at the African Nations Championship (CHAN), co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
McCarthy speaks on Kenya's World Cup chances
Briefly News previously reported that McCarthy made an honest admission about the hopes of leading Harambee Stars to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which would be hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
The former Cape Town City head coach cited the points gap and early setbacks in the qualifying series as some of the problems.
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