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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>With just a point from two final Afcon qualifying games against Burkina Faso and Malawi, Uganda could potentially secure their third consecutive Afcon finals.<\/p>\n

That is why \u2018sacking\u2019 Cranes coach Johnny McKinstry last week was a naughty extra curricular activity by Fufa. And the 35-year-old will feel much as hard-done.<\/p>\n

McKinstry won the customary Cecafa in 2019, albeit hardly a yardstick to judge a Cranes coach. Then came 2020 and coronavirus, and only two qualifying games against South Sudan, in which he won one and lost the other, were played.<\/p>\n

Fufa executive and a section of Ugandans felt there was little promise from those displays. But with Chan calling, Fufa will have hoped for better ahead of Afcon. However, it was a forgettable outing in Cameroon as the Cranes humiliatingly crashed out.<\/p>\n

Since then, Fufa \u2013 who believe McKinstry got the best preparations for Afcon with the Dubai camp \u2013 have been mulling over what next. Talk at Mengo is, after Chan, they feared McKinstry could fail to qualify for Afcon.<\/p>\n

And – partly; given the seeming goodwill from some Ugandans towards a local coach, they decided to ride the wave.<\/p>\n

McKinstry\u2019s assistant Abdallah Mubiru and the returning Fred Kajoba have since been asked to steer the ship.<\/p>\n

My sources say McKinstry had lost a section of the dressing room. Some old hands that have not been starting games are said to have allied with some of McKinstry\u2019s local coaching staff to undermine him.<\/p>\n

Hard to un-see the politics. Either way, Fufa president Moses Magogo will score some points. Of course, should Uganda fail to qualify, Fufa\u2019s call will have horribly backfired. Yet Magogo will still say \u201cI gave you local coaches a chance and you failed to grab it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And should Mubiru do the job, then Magogo will be that \u2018hero\u2019 who gave them a modern day breakthrough.<\/p>\n

For now, Fufa and the government have to see to it that the \u2018suspended\u2019 coach prematurely ends his stay without having to involve Fifa.<\/p>\n

McKinstry\u2019s contract ends September 2022, and the reason they didn\u2019t announce him as \u2018sacked\u2019 is because the government, which pays him, has to first agree to clear his entire wages.<\/p>\n

amwanguhya@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. With just a point from two final Afcon qualifying games against Burkina Faso and Malawi, Uganda could potentially secure their third consecutive Afcon finals. That is why \u2018sacking\u2019 Cranes coach Johnny McKinstry last week was a naughty extra curricular activity by Fufa. And the 35-year-old will feel much as hard-done. 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