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Contact Ebola virus: Johnny McKinstry vows to stay in Sierra Leone
"One day my Academy boys will be the leaders of this country"....
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Football coach's fight against Ebola
Former Sierra Leone coach, 29, opts against fleeing the country in order to manage a youth academy....
Trapped by Ebola but the head of Craig Bellamy's academy in Sierra Leone refuses to give up
Holed up in the football academy he runs for the Craig Bellamy Foundation in Sierra Leone as fear and suspicion spreads throughout Africa, Johnny McKinstry is standing firm...
McKinstry is helping Sierra Leone reach for the Next Level
Mail on Sunday "Almost 7,000 fans packed the stadium in Freetown to watch irishman Johnny Mckinstry take his first training sessions with the national team..."
Aiming to reach the Africa Cup of Nations
365football.com "Johnny McKinstry is the current manager of Sierra Leone, who are aiming to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1996. "
McKinstry targets permanent job
Coach McKinstry is hopeful he will be appointed Sierra Leone coach on a permanent basis...
Johnny McKinstry talks to Performa Sports analysis about player development.
Johnny McKinstry talks about the Craig Bellamy Foundation approach to player development.
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You can read more about Coach McKinstry's:
- 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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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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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 has experienced much more than the average coach his age. His career has gone from strength to strength, starting in Northern Ireland and England, then via America to West Africa eventually.
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