Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC have named a 21-man squad for Friday’s CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg against Namibia’s African Stars in Cape Town.
The Venoms fly out this evening aiming to take a first-leg lead before the return game in Kampala.
The winner faces either Zambia’s Power Dynamos or Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas in the next round.
Last season’s top scorer Allan Okello spearheads the team, backed by new signings Kevin Dasylva Bady, Enock Ssebaggala and striker Mark Yallah.
Usama Arafat Kizza and youngster Kenneth Kimera miss out.
Traveling Squad
Goalkeepers:
Alfred Mudekereza, Denis Kiggundu
Defenders
Hilary Mukundane, Rogers Torach, Enock Luvima, Nico Wadada, Livingstone Mulondo, Derrick Ndahiro, Kevin Dasylva Bady, Ashraf Mandela
Midfielders:
Taddeo Lwanga, Enock Ssebaggala, Karim Watambala, Allan Okello, Pedro Sukuya, Patrick Mbowa
Forwards:
Mark Yallah, Yunus Sentamu, Milton Karisa, Gusto Mulongo, Odili Chukwuma, Isaac Ogwang
Coach Ivan Minnaert hopes to mix experience with new energy as Vipers chase another group-stage appearance, two years after their famous run that knocked out TP Mazembe.
