Rwanda have sacked their coach Johnny Mckinstry just two weeks before they play Ghana in their final 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Accra.
The Amavubi fired the Northern Ireland-born manager, claiming a dismal run of results led to the decision of parting ways.
The sacking leaves the side is disarray as two weeks is widely regarded as a short time to turn around the fortunes of the flagging side.
The decision to fire him comes as a surprise as the 30-year-old signed a contract extension just three months ago.
He was given the contract extension just over a year after he took over the Amavubi job in February 2015 replacing his fellow Briton Stephen Constantine in January 2015.
“We have taken a decision to relieve him of his duties after assessing the performance of the national team, including the team’s continued dropping in FIFA rankings,” said the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports and Culture Lt Col Patrice Rugambwa.
The former Sierra Leone head coach took over the Amavubi when they were ranked 68th by FIFA but have plummeted to a lowly 121st in the latest ranking released earlier this month.
McKinstry also leaves after seeing Amavubi fail to qualify for the 2017 African Nations finals, having lost 2-3 to Mozambique in Kigali in their latest qualifier in June, in addition to earlier 1-0 defeats to visitors Ghana and hosts Mauritius.
