Magogo Sacks Head Coach

The Head Coach of the Uganda Men’s National team, Johnathan McKinstry, has today reached an agreement with FUFA to bring an end to his 18 months at the helm of the Uganda Cranes.

FUFA would like to thank Coach McKinstry and his staff for the work and dedication to developing the Uganda Cranes during their tenure.

Coach McKinstry departs Uganda having won 2 in every 3 games played, recording a 67% WIN rate from the 18 games he has overseen – including 12 wins, 3 draws and only 3 defeats. 

In addition to this, Coach McKinstry guided Uganda to victory in the CECAFA Challenge Cup 2019 where Uganda won all of the games contested, for only the second time in their history.

Magogo Sacks Head Coach

We would like to thank Coach McKinstry for the professionalism demonstrated during his employment with FUFA, and we wish him well in all his future endeavours.

Uganda results under Johnathan McKinstry

13/10/2019Ethiopia0 – 1Uganda
19/10/2019Uganda3 – 0Burundi
13/11/2019Burkina Faso0 – 0Uganda
17/11/2019Uganda2 – 0Malawi
07/12/2019Uganda2 – 1Burundi
09/12/2019Somalia0 – 2Uganda
11/12/2019Eritrea0 – 2Uganda
15/12/2019Uganda4 – 1Djibouti
17/12/2019Uganda1 – 0Tanzania
19/12/2019Uganda3 – 0Eritrea
12/11/2020Uganda1 – 0South Sudan
16/11/2020South Sudan1 – 0Uganda
01/01/2021Cameroon1 – 1Uganda
04/01/2021Zambia0 – 2Uganda
07/01/2021Niger0 – 3Uganda
18/01/2021Rwanda0 – 0Uganda
22/01/2021Uganda1 – 2Togo
26/01/2021Uganda2 – 5Morocco

Who is Jonathan McKinstry?

Johnathan McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Northern Irish football manager and the current head coach of the Uganda national football team, effective 30 September 2019. He signed a three-year contract, replacing French national Sébastien Desabre.

Previously McKinstry managed the Rwanda national team, the Sierra Leone national team, Kauno Žalgiris in the A Lyga and Saif SC of the Bangladesh Football Premier League. Whilst in charge of Sierra Leone, McKinstry was the youngest international manager in the world at 27 years old.