Football Focus: Johnny McKinstry on Sierra Leone & Ebola

Football Focus takes up the extraordinary tale of Johnny McKinstry, who became manager of Sierra Leone at the age of just 27.

He led the team into the top 50 in the Fifa world rankings, losing only one of his first six matches.

But two months ago, the 29-year old Northern Irishman was sacked by email, as the Ebola outbreak gathered momentum.

Watch the full interview with Johnny McKinstry - Football Focus, BBC One on Saturday 20 December at 12:10 GMT.

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