Video / TV

Press Conference: Coach McKinstry arrives in Rwanda

Coach McKinstry arrives in Rwanda and immediately sets out his plans and hopes for the Amavubi.

Coach McKinstry on ITV (UK) to present AFCON 2015.

Coach McKinstry joins Jacqui Oatley and co-hosts on ITV to present AFCON 2015 to soccer fans in the UK.

BBC One: Football Focus: Johnny McKinstry on Sierra Leone & Ebola

BBC One: Football Focus: Ben Smith asks Coach McKinstry about his success; Ebola; and plans for the future.

Coach McKinstry speaks about his career to date, and how in just 18 months he moved Sierra Leone into the top 50 of the world, before the outbreak of Ebola brought things to a halt.

Johnny McKinstry talks to Performa Sports analysis about player development.

Johnny McKinstry talks about the Craig Bellamy Foundation approach to player development.

Coach McKinstry - Manchester United Premier Cup - World Finals 2010.

Sir Alex Ferguson, Coach McKinstry and others speak on the official showreel for the Manchester United Premier Cup - 2010 World Finals

Sir Alex Ferguson, Coach McKinstry and others speak in the official showreel for the Manchester United Premier Cup - 2010 World Finals

Coach McKinstry - Manchester United Premier Cup - Winners - African Finals 2010.

Follow Coach McKinstry on the path to victory in the MUFC Premier Cup Africa Finals 2010

Coach McKinstry and the Right to Dream Academy (Ghana) win the Manchester United Premier Cup African Finals in 2010

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.

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.