Squad Picture [Rwanda Training Camp before AFCON2017 Qualifier Vs Ghana on 5 Sep 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda.  Photo © Darren McKinstry 2015]

AFCON2017: Coach McKinstry and the Rwanda Amavubi have completed training ahead of their AFCON2017 qualifier against Ghana Black Stars.

 

[Rwanda Training Camp before AFCON2017 Qualifier Vs Ghana on 5 Sep 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda.  Photo © Darren McKinstry 2015]

 

The game is being played in Kigali, Rwanda. (5 September 2015, 15:30 local, 14:30BST, 13:30GMT) .

Following Rwanda's 1-0 victory over Mozambique in June, both Rwanda and Ghana go into the encounter tomorrow at the top of Group H on three points. Ghana started their qualification campaign with a 7-1 victory over Mauritius.

Despite Rwanda's ongoing progress - and being named 'biggest upward mover' (up to 78th worldwide, and 20th in Africa) in the September FIFA rankings released earlier today, Ghana remain at 27th worldwide (and 3rd in Africa).

 

 


Speaking at the conclusion of the training camp Coach McKinstry noted that the qualifier not only presented a great challenge for the Amavubi, but also a great opportunity.

“We will be going up against one of Football's top sides, so our players will all have to be at their best if we are to get a result” 

“It’s really a big occasion. The team have been working hard in training and are well prepared for the game”

 

 

Match pictures will be available shortly after the game. 

 

 

 

 

Coach McKinstry [Rwanda Training Camp before AFCON2017 Qualifier Vs Ghana on 5 Sep 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda.  Photo © Darren McKinstry 2015]

AFCON 2017 Qualifiers

The Amavubi face Ghana this weekend (5 September 2105) in their second qualification game for AFCON 2017.  The game is a home fixture, being played in the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. 

RWANDA FIXTURES - AFCON 2017 Qualification

  • 14 Jun 2015 - Mozambique v Rwanda
  • 5 Sep 2015 - Rwanda v Ghana
  • 23-26 Mar 2016 - Mauritius v Rwanda
  • 26-29 Mar 2016 - Rwanda v Mauritius
  • 3-5 Jun 2016 - Rwanda v Mozambique
  • 2-4 Sep 2016 - Ghana v Rwanda

 


 

 

 

Highlights from Training Camp

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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.

Quotes: What the media say

  • 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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    Damien Edgar Backpage Football
  • McKinstry has come close to a giant killing before, when his Sierra Leone side came within half an hour of defeating Herve Renard’s Cote d’Ivoire.

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    Ed Dove Goal.com
  • The figures do not lie. The six matches on McKinstry’s watch have been World Cup or Cup of Nations qualifiers. They have lost one.

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    the guardian
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