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news No pity party as Afcon beckons Andrew Mwanguhya Uganda coach Johnny McKinstry will take some time off to soak in the humbling elimination from a continental championship before turning to Afcon. The 5-2 defeat to Morocco on Uganda’s Liberation Day was far from liberating, instead serving as a reminder of where the Ugandan league perhaps stands on the continent. The African Nations Championship (Chan), a young brother to Afcon, was inaugurated in 2009 to give more platform to players that ply their trade domestically. Woeful record And for their fifth edition running, Uganda came short after just three games, the defeat to Morocco the Cranes’ ninth in 15 matches. They have managed just one win - the 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso at South Africa 2014 - and conceded 24 goals over five editions. Recent results have left McKinstry under immense pressure, the showings against South Sudan in Afcon qualifiers and now Chan lethargic to say the least. ....
Johnathan McKinstry : Confident of His Boys Born on July 16, 1985, Johnathan McKinstry from Ireland has been Ugandan’s coach since September 2019. He replaced French national Sébastien Desabre and has a daunting task to win the African Nations Championship, (CHAN 2021). While in Cameroon for the pre-CHAN tournament, he said he is counting on his squad to emerge victorious. Lire aussi : Paix et développement: Le sport comme levier In one of his outings, the football manager stated that, “We are in a tight group with confrontations with countries such as Rwanda to begin with, then Morocco and Togo which represents a big challenge for us. But you know we are confident, we have a very good and solid group, they are young and promising, and the objective for us is to go and give the best of ourselves. And it will be fair to do ourselves justice by going further in this tournament”.Lire aussi : Nanbudo Friendship Tournament: Cameroon Emerges ....