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CHAN 2016: Rwanda exit CHAN 2016, having made it to the Quarter-finals for the first time in their history (30 Jan 2016).
CHAN 2016: Rwanda move to quarter-finals with 2 wins from 3.
CHAN 2016: Morocco defeat Rwanda in final Group A fixture, but Rwanda progress to Quarter-finals at top of Group A. (24 Jan 2016).
CHAN 2016: Rwanda defeat Gabon 2-1 to move to Quarter finals
CHAN 2016: Rwanda and Coach McKinstry have defeated Gabon 2-1, moving to the quarter-finals of CHAN for the first time in their history (20 Jan 2016).
CHAN 2016: Rwanda defeat Ivory Coast 1-0 in tournament opener.
CHAN 2016: Rwanda and Coach McKinstry win the flagship opening match in front of 30,000 at the Amahoro, Kigali (16 Jan 2016).
CECAFA 2015: Coach McKinstry named 'Coach of the Tournament'
CECAFA 2015: Coach McKinstry is awarded 'Coach of the Tournament', having led Rwanda to the competition final (5 Dec 2015).
CECAFA 2015: Rwanda take runner-up spot.
CECAFA 2015: The Amavubi secure silver medals, having exceeded general expectations to progress to the competition finals (5 Dec 2015).
CECAFA 2015: Rwanda beat Sudan to move to CECAFA final.
Coach McKinstry & Rwanda have overcome Sudan to move to the final of CECAFA 2015 (3 December 2015).
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- Career Profile - Expertise and Professional background
- Work in elite player development
- Experience in professional football management, his work with the Uganda 'Cranes'; his work with the Rwanda 'Amavubi', and his achievements with the Sierra Leone 'Stars'.
About Coach McKinstry
Coach McKinstry is a UEFA Pro Licensed Football Coach, with a number of successes across his 20+ year career to date. He is currently Head Coach of the Gambia National Team and Head Coach of Gor Mahia FC in Kenya (2022-24) where he won two Kenya Premier League titles (2023-24, 2022-23), and the 2023-24 Kenya Charity Shield, returning the club to the top of Kenyan football.
As Head Coach of the Uganda National Team, (2019 - 2021) he led Uganda to win CECAFA 2019 and delivered a win from 2 in every 3 games, going undefeated in 8 in evey 10 games. This represented the highest 'win' and 'undefeated' rate achieved by a Uganda National Team Coach in over 15 years.
He was Head Coach of the Rwanda National Football Team (2015-16). Within 17 months he led Rwanda to a number of highs - including their first ever appearance in the knockout stages of a major international tournament (Quarter-finals of CHAN, Jan 2016) and finished runner-up in CECAFA (Dec 2105), being named 'Coach of the Tournament' for his efforts.
Across 2013-14, he was Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Men's Football team. Within just over a year, he had led Sierra Leone to their highest ever FIFA World and African rankings - 7th in Africa and 50th in the World (August 2014).
He has also been Head Coach of Saif Sporting Club, Bangladesh Premier League (2018-19); and FK Kauno Zalgiris, Lithuanian A-Lyga (2017-18).
Coach McKinstry is a European (UEFA), American (NSCAA) and university qualified football coach and a member of Common Goal.
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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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McKinstry has a voracious appetite for football and for learning, he lives and breathes it and his sense of adventure means predicting his next move is not easy.
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McKinstry led the team to their highest ever placing in the FIFA world rankings. They broke into the top 50, ahead of his native Northern Ireland.
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Johnny McKinstry is one of the most intelligent, level-headed and knowledgeable managers in the game today. Few can match his achievements by the age of 30, and fewer still the success he has enjoyed in the game.
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