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The Northern Irish tactician reveals the reason he is determined to keep winning trophies with K'Ogalo after coaching the side to their 20th title.
Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry insists that the team must not rest on their laurels and must build on their title win from last year.
K'Ogalo made history by becoming the first-ever Kenyan team to lift 20 Premier League titles when they defeated Nairobi City Stars at Kasarani in June. They secured the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) title, which was also their first in three years.
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09:56 - 05.08.2023
FOOTBALL Nzoia Sugar winger Steve Otieno sets sights on stellar season to secure spot in Harambee Stars
Otieno is determined to deliver a sensational performance in the upcoming 2023/24 campaign to catch the eye of Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat
McKinstry insists that both he and the club need to keep winning silverware because it will only benefit both parties in both the short and the long term.
“All your decisions and opportunities are based on your success,” McKinstry said in an interview with One on One by Jeff Kinyanjui. “For me to have any sort of future beyond K’Ogalo, we’ve got to continue to win.”
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12:33 - 05.08.2023
FOOTBALL Gor Mahia fans: Kenya Police in Kigali, Tusker in Arusha, Homeboyz in Kampala but where are K’Ogalo going?
Some K’Ogalo supporters have raised concern over the team’s pre-season schedule with their rivals pitching camp in neighbouring countries
“It is not just winning yesterday. Yesterday is gone. You might not believe this, but in the dressing room after the Nairobi City Stars game, everyone celebrated, but I pulled one of our executives to the side and said to them ‘I need you to do two things tomorrow regarding recruitment.
"The game had only finished an hour earlier with everyone celebrating. I enjoyed it as well and we went to dinner that night, but within that dressing room after that game, I was talking to people on how do we keep winning because we have to win. That is the pressure when you are in this game.”
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17:40 - 03.08.2023
FKFPL Gor Mahia coach McKinstry rubbishes talk of FKF Premier League's apparent 'poor quality'
McKinstry cites last season's incredibly tight title race as a valid reason the league is still of high quality.
The Northern Irish tactician, who has enjoyed stints in Africa coaching national teams before commencing on his first club job, admits he is 'lucky' to have won some trophies in his career, something top coaches in Europe have failed to do despite having successful careers.
“I am incredibly lucky because of the tens of thousands of coaches who are still in this game, it is an incredibly small amount that have won something. You look at coaches who have had fantastic careers but never won anything," he added.
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10:00 - 20.07.2023
OPINION: Kenya must invest in youth and grassroots football to become a regular World Cup and AFCON side. This is why
If Harambee Stars is to qualify for its first ever World Cup and always go far at the AFCON, this is why it must invest in youth and grassroots football.
“Look at someone like Mauricio Pochettino. Maybe he won something when he was at PSG but again, he has had a great career, but there isn’t a shelf of trophies (a lot) to show for it.
"Someone like David Moyes who has done well at West Ham and I am so proud of him because he is a great manager but the Europa Conference League trophy was his first ever as a manager after 30 years.
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09:30 - 05.08.2023
FKFPL Sofapaka president reveals clever strategy to avert future contractual disputes
Batoto Ba Mungu have previously found themselves in legal battles with ex-players and the club president is keen to avoid it in future
“I am incredibly grateful to be at a position where I have won trophies over the years but I also know that if I want to maintain in this game, we have got to keep winning, that is the first thing."
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