JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (Reuters) - Former South Africa striker Benni McCarthy became a target for more than autograph hunters when he was robbed at gunpoint in a Johannesburg barbershop.
McCarthy, 37, back in his homeland as a pundit for a local television station's coverage of Europe's Champions League, which he won with Porto in 2004, had jewellery and other personal items stolen but was not harmed.
The ex-Blackburn Rovers forward, his country's record goalscorer who now lives in Edinburgh, was likely recognised and targeted by the three thieves as no other patrons of the shop were relieved of their belongings on Tuesday.