Bagoole, Kizza out as Vipers name travelling squad for Champions League tie

Vipers traveled to Botswana in the wee hours of Friday|Vipers SC Image

FOOTBALL Bagoole, Kizza out as Vipers name travelling squad for Champions League tie

Allan Damba 18:50 - 17.08.2023

However, newly acquired midfielder David Bagoole and winger Martin Kizza have not made the traveling squad over unidentified reasons.

Vipers SC head coach Leo Martins Neiva has named a 21-man squad for their CAF Champions League preliminary round opener against Jwaneng Galaxy FC on Sunday at the Lobatse Sports Complex, Bostwana.

The Venoms will be aboard the Ethiopian Airlines early on Friday. They will have a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before departing for Gaborone.

However, newly acquired midfielder David Bagoole and winger Martin Kizza have not made the traveling squad over unidentified reasons.

David Bagoole in previous action for Vipers. (Vipers SC image)

Meanwhile Murushid Juuko and Brazilian Luiz Otavio Santos de Araujo alias Tinga are two other notable absences from the travelling squad due to injury

KCCA's Saidi Mayanja (in yellow) vying for the ball with Vipers' Martin Kizza|KCCA FC Image

The winner between the two will be in line to face one of South Africa's Orlando Pirates or Lesotho's Djabal.

VIPERS TRAVELLING SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Alfred Mudekereza, Fabien Mutombora, Denis Kiggundu

Defenders: Patrick Mbowa, Livingstone Mulondo, Grant Matsiko, Richard Matovu, Hilary Mukundane, Isa Mubiru, Ashraf Mandela.L

Midfielders: Abdu Lumala, Bright Anukani, Siraje Sentamu, Nzau Lutumba, Abdu Karim Watambala

Forwards: Rodriguez Giancarlo, Yunus Sentamu, Milton Karisa, Mohamed Salem Ekbad, Abubakar Lawal, Fumador Asiwome