Fufa fires Uganda Cranes head coach McKinstry

Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) has officially sacked national team Uganda Cranes head coach Johnathan McKinstry.

In a statement announcing McKinstry’s sacking, the federation said the coach “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,” the country’s football governing body said.

“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.”

Fufa had suspended McKinstry for weeks before he was relieved of his duties.

Under caretaker coaches, Uganda Cranes failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Fufa further hailed McKinstry for his Cecafa performance.

The federation also wished him good luck in his next endeavors.

,”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,” Fufa went on.

“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

13/10/2019	Ethiopia	0 – 1	Uganda
19/10/2019	Uganda	3 – 0	Burundi
13/11/2019	Burkina Faso	0 – 0	Uganda
17/11/2019	Uganda	2 – 0	Malawi
07/12/2019	Uganda	2 – 1	Burundi
09/12/2019	Somalia	0 – 2	Uganda
11/12/2019	Eritrea	0 – 2	Uganda
15/12/2019	Uganda	4 – 1	Djibouti
17/12/2019	Uganda	1 – 0	Tanzania
19/12/2019	Uganda	3 – 0	Eritrea
12/11/2020	Uganda	1 – 0	South Sudan
16/11/2020	South Sudan	1 – 0	Uganda
01/01/2021	Cameroon	1 – 1	Uganda
04/01/2021	Zambia	0 – 2	Uganda
07/01/2021	Niger	0 – 3	Uganda
18/01/2021	Rwanda	0 – 0	Uganda
22/01/2021	Uganda	1 – 2	Togo
26/01/2021	Uganda	2 – 5	Morocco