Benni and Fortune send strong message from Manchester

A South African and Manchester United duo sent a strong message to their compatriots in their home country in an attempt to inspire those from a similar environment as the pair. 

Benni McCarthy and Quinton Fortune were both born in Cape Town and endured their fair share of struggles prior to tasting the fruits that comes with being professional footballers. 

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The pair both went on to have illustrious careers after making it out of the harsh conditions they had been born into, and have both won trophies at the highest levels of the game. 

The duo was asked what it meant to them to be examples to kids back in the Cape flats, and gave heart-warming advice. 

Fortune: "I hope that they take us an example. That would mean everything because it shows, first of all, amazing work from our parents because if it wasn't for our parents, my grandmother, I wouldn't be here. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and sacrifice. 

"If I had to give any advice to those looking at us, I know through my faith. I would say that whatever they want to do in life, put God first. Have limitless belief in yourself, have limitless imagination.

"I was a kid back home thinking about England. I don't know where it came from. My inspiration was my brothers, the local guys, and when I came over it was Pele and that got my imagination going so have, I know it's not easy fr us now to say it because people live in those conditions every day, but put God first, keep grinding, get your education because not everyone is going to play football.

"Everything is possible," he added.

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