Former Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy has been unveiled as the ambassador of Nedbank footballers’ financial education campaign that has been running since last year.
Jobless McCarthy, who is also known in football circles by his nickname ‘Ikat’elisdudla’ [fat cat], was unveiled at the second installment of the Nedbank Football and Finance Summit held at the bank’s headquarters on Rivonia Road, Sandton.
The summit is the bank’s retail initiative that aims to help educate current footballers about ways of being financially savvy, taking into consideration that the lifespan of a soccer player’s career is very limited and hence the need for a financial literacy management programme.
The annual summit draws together former footballers and legends of the game to come and share their stories and financial lessons with those players still in the game
Speaking soon after his unveiling, McCarthy, who’s a former top Bafana Bafana marksman who played most of his career overseas in Portugal, England, and Spain, said he used the unsavory background of his upbringing in the Cape Flats to inspire him to learn how to manage his finances.
