Sierra Leone appoint Irish coach

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An unknown Irishman Jonathan Mckinstry has been installed as caretaker coach of Sierra Leone.He replaces Sweden's Lars Olof Mattsson who resigned a few weeks ago.
Mckinstry's appointment came after a meeting between the Sierra Leone FA and officials from the sports ministry.
The Irishman - who has no previous coaching experience in Africa - will be in charge of the Leone Stars' remaining 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
According to the Sierra Leone FA, he will be considered for the job on a permanent basis if he does well against Tunisia, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea.
Acting director of sports Alphan Coker said: "We decided to appoint Mckinstry because he has a good CV and understands Sierra Leone football as he's been in the country for a while now.
"We believe he's a good choice."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22108231

And who said the Seanie Connor in Africa experiment was a failure?

It's a tough ask to impress with the national team in 3 dead rubber games.
Good luck to him.

So, who actually is this McKinstry? Has he any managerial experience whatsoever, either at home or abroad? Or is he genuinely unknown?

Just came across this: http://johnnymckinstry.com/curriculum-vitae.html

He's previously been with Lurgan and Distillery in Ireland, as well as Newcastle in England and New York Red Bulls.

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Just came across this: http://johnnymckinstry.com/curriculum-vitae.html

He's previously been with Lurgan and Distillery in Ireland, as well as Newcastle in England and New York Red Bulls.

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He's only bleedin' 28! Dammit!

Why does his age matter?

Cos he's younger than me. And that is driving me a tad insane this week as I enter my 30th year.

I thought it was the lack of a love life that was driving you insane.

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Originally Posted by geysir

I thought it was the lack of a love life that was driving you insane.

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No, that was merely an inconvenience.