Benni McCarthy admits it might be time for him to venture into Africa for his next post.
The former Cape Town City and AmaZulu coach was recently left without a job after parting ways with Manchester United where he worked with the strikers.
A number of South African coaches have taken jobs in Africa in recent seasons, with former Sundowns boss Pitso Mosimane working in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while he is currently head coach of Persian Gulf Pro League side Esteghlal.
Rulani Mokwena is with Moroccan side Wydad AC and Cavin Johnson spent a brief spell as an assistant coach in Egypt.
McCarthy was tipped to rejoin AmaZulu before they opted for Arthur Zwane and Vusumuzi Vilakazi and has previously been linked with the South African national team.
He has also spoken of his interest in potentially moving across the Atlantic to coach a Major League Soccer team.
The 46-year-old revealed to the On The Whistle podcast: “I think that is the next step for me. Whether it’s to go back to Africa, the African continent to manage one of the big team, the important teams with the knowledge that I’ve gained from working at a team like Manchester United on a global scale, which is up there with Real Madrid, the best teams in the world.
“When you’ve been there, gained those type of experiences, you want to go back [to a top club].
“If you do go back to the continent, that would be amazing, to manage a team on the continent and trying to make them also one of the power houses in African football but to also try and achieve to reach a final when you play in the Club World Cup – that would be the aim to do that.
“Or even the MLS interests me a lot. Bradley Carnell did exceptionally well in his first season with St. Louis, I don’t where it went wrong after that.
“But Bradley has gone out there and shown himself what he’s capable of doing. And opportunities like that, I would welcome. Because I think I’ve got what it takes to manage there, to make players better and to help teams achieve goals they maybe have not achieved in the last few years.
“It’s just about getting the opportunity.”