Jonathan McKinstry, the head coach of Gor Mahia FC, will leave the club after guiding K’Ogalo to their 21st title and will join the Gambia national team as head coach. Gor Mahia is six points away from retaining the league title, a feat they could achieve in exactly one week’s time when they host relegation-threatened Muhoroni Youth FC. An agreement has been struck, ensuring McKinstry’s departure after Gor lifts the title, thereby allowing assistant coach Michael Nam to oversee the remaining games of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8094782##McKinstry has led Gor for two seasons now. Last year, he guided them to their 20th league title, and he’s on the verge of defending the title.Gor Mahia and the Gambia national team hierarchy have sealed an agreement. K’Ogalo has permitted the coach to depart three months earlier, but he will only do so once Gor has been declared champions.”We have agreed with Gor Mahia that he will join us after winning the title. So, the sooner he wins the title, the better for both parties. Gor Mahia will get to celebrate their title early, and we will also have our coach in place before the June World Cup qualifiers. It’s a win-win for all parties,” said a Gambia Football Federation official speaking on condition of anonymity to Mozzart Sport.McKinstry tips Gor versus Shabana-like ties to bring back FKFPL ‘glory days’The source further lauded Gor for what they termed as goodwill during the negotiations.”He has over three months left in his contract with Gor Mahia. Out of goodwill from Gor Mahia officials, they have allowed him to leave months earlier. We want to thank the Gor Mahia office for the support they have accorded us. They had the option of refusing, but they agreed to let us have the coach months before his contract elapses.”He joins a Gambia national team side that’s on a bad run as they lost their two opening matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers to Burundi and Ivory Coast. In March 2025, he’ll come up against a familiar opponent, Harambee Stars of Kenya in a World Cup qualifier.Gor Mahia coach heads to Uganda for coaching courseMcKinstry joined Gor Mahia in July 2022, months after parting ways with the Uganda national team.At the national team level, he had managed Uganda, Sierra Leone, and the Rwanda national team.For club level, he has handled Gor Mahia, Saif SC of Bangladesh, and Kauno Žalgiris of Lithuania.
