Former Rwanda Amavubi coach Johnny McKinstry has made the final shortlist of four for vacant Uganda Cranes managerial job.
Johnny, 32, is the youngest in the list that has Desabre Sebastien (41), Emilio Ferrera (50) and Moses Basena (52).
Uganda FA made the announcement today after end of a vetting process carried out by a Technical Panel that had among others former African Player of the Year Kalusha Bwalya.
The four names have been forwarded to the government for final appointment after agreeing remuneration.
“FUFA and the government will discuss remuneration of the new coach,” FUFA said.
Johnny became the youngest national team coach in the world at only 27 when he took over the reins at Sierra Leone on 11th April 2013.
Under McKinstry’s care the Sierra Leone team rose to their highest ever FIFA ranking position of 50th.
He was however sacked in September 2014 following defeats to Cote d’Ivoire and DR Congo in the 2015 AFCON qualifiers.
The UEFA pro license holder then crossed over to Rwanda in December 2015 where he enjoyed considerable success – guiding the Amavubi to runners – up finish in the CECAFA Senior Challenge.
McKinstry also saw the team past the group stage of the 2016 CHAN which Rwanda hosted – losing to eventual winners DR Congo in the quarter-finals.
Emilio Ferrera
The 50-year-old Belgian holds UEFA A coaching license and is currently working as coach of Anderlecht U 21 coach.
The former midfielder has no African experience in his coaching career and has not managed a national team before.
But his club experience is overflowing; among clubs he has managed includes Club Brugge, Lierse, Genk, FC Brussels and Club America.
Desabre Sebastien
Frenchman Desabre Sebastien is the current coach of Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily SC.
He holds UEFA A coaching license and has had a long stint in the continent coaching different clubs.
Some of the clubs include ASEC Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia’s Esperance Coton Sport of Cameroon and African Champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.
Moses Basena
Ugandan Moses Basena worked under immediate former Cranes coach Milutin “Micho” Ssredojevic as an assistant coach.
He is currently the caretaker coach of the AFCON 2017 finalists.
Basena recently guided the team to second runners – up position in the regional CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya.
The former Simba SC assistant coach also qualified the Cranes to the 2018 Morocco CHAN.
