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Contact Coach McKinstry joins FIFA delegation to analyse World Cup (30 Sep 2014)
Coach McKinstry has spent 2 days in Cairo with selected Africa Coaches reviewing the World Cup 2014.
UEFA Pro Coach and Professional Football Manager.
Experienced at the highest level, including as Head Coach of the Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone National Football Teams.
European (UEFA), American (NSCAA) and university qualified, with a record of elite player development across America, Africa and Europe.
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Coach McKinstry to lead Gambia National Team
Coach McKinstry appointed as Head Coach of Gambia Scorpions (25 May 2024).
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McKinstry leads Gor Mahia to Kenyan Premier League title
Coach McKinstry and Gor Mahia crowned Champions of the Kenyan Premier League (25 June 2023).
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REVIEW: 20 Years of Coaching - Highlights and Key Stats
March 2021 saw Coach McKinstry pass his 20-year milestone in football coaching. Over that time he has improved the win-performance of a number of teams…
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REVIEW: Coach McKinstry and the Uganda Cranes
Winning 2 in every 3 games played, Coach McKinstry delivered Uganda their strongest 'win' and 'undefeated' rate in over 15 years (May 2021).
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REVIEW: Moving the Rwanda 'Amavubi' to New Heights.
Review: Coach McKinstry led Rwanda to their best ever performance in a major competition (Qtr-Finals of CHAN) and finished runner up in CECAFA. (January 2017).
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REVIEW: Coach McKinstry's Successes & Challenges with the Leone Stars
Within just 16 months Coach McKinstry had led Sierra Leone to their highest ever FIFA World and African rankings (August 2014).
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Uganda National Team
Coach McKinstry was Head Coach of the Uganda national team Sep 2019 - Apr 2021.
Coach McKinstry delivered a WIN from 2 in every 3 games and went undefeated in over 8 in every 10 games played. He led Uganda to win CECAFA 2019, doing so by winning every game they played. In AFCON, under his management Uganda were the only of 48 nations to concede zero goals from open play. Read More
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Rwanda National Team
As Head Coach of the Rwanda national team (2015-16), Coach McKinstry led Rwanda to new heights.
This included securing Rwanda’s best ever performance in a major competition (Quarter-Finals of the 2016 CAF Nations Championship); finishing runner up in CECAFA 2015; and other key achievements. Read More
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Sierra Leone National Team
Coach McKinstry was Head Coach of the Sierra Leone national team from April 2013 - September 2014.
Within just 16 months Coach McKinstry had led Sierra Leone to their highest ever FIFA World and African rankings - 7th in Africa and 50th in the World (August 2014), an achievement hailed by FIFA.com as "remarkable". Read More
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Coach McKinstry speaks at SoccerEx 2013 (Durban, South Africa)
Coach McKinstry presented in the closing session of the SoccerEx: Africa conference in Durban, South Africa on 1-2 October 2013.
Johnny spoke in a session on "Commitment, resolve and passion: the building blocks for success"
In the session charied by Thomas Kwenaite (Presenter, SuperSport) he was joined by Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon Legend) and Simba Marumo (President, South African Football Players Union)
The participants shared their stories on the road to the top of the football ladder.
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Johnny McKinstry talks to Performa Sports analysis about player development
Johnny McKinstry talks to Performa Sports analysis about player development
Johnny McKinstry, Head Coach of Sierra Leone and Football Academy Manager at the Craig Bellamy Foundation talks about the Craig Bellamy Foundation approach to player development and impact of Performa Sports analysis software in helping both coaches and players.
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Coach McKinstry is a UEFA Pro Coach and Professional football manager. With experience of coaching in Africa, Asia, Europe and…Read More
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Coach McKinstry is a professional football manager with experience at full international level (Uganda, Rwanda & Sierra Leone).Read More
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Coach McKinstry has extensive experience in elite player development, at both full international level and in elite academies.Read More
Quotes: What the media say
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The figures do not lie. The six matches on McKinstry’s watch have been World Cup or Cup of Nations qualifiers. They have lost one.
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Leone Stars shine with purpose... what is even more remarkable is what the young Northern Irishman has done ... the Leone Stars are ranked 50th in the world and seventh in Africa – higher than they have ever been.
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McKinstry made an impressive start, losing just one of his first six matches and leading Sierra Leone into the top 50 of Fifa's world rankings, above Northern Ireland, the Republic, Cameroon and Senegal.
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