CAF Champions League – Vipers SC announce travelling squad for preliminary round one

CAF Champions League – Vipers SC announce travelling squad for preliminary round one

Uganda Premier League giants Vipers SC have officially announced their travelling squad for the clash against Botswana outfits Jwaneng Galaxy F.C in the first leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round one.

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The Venoms travel to the Lobatse Sports Complex, Bostwana with a 21-man squad for the clash on Sunday.

Vipers will be without the services of experienced defender Murushid Juuko and Brazilian forward Luiz Otavio Santos de Araujo alias Tinga. Neither player is fit as Juuko is recovering from a knee injury while Otavio suffered an ankle injury in Vipers’ last friendly match.

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According to reports, the venoms will travel in the wee hours of Friday morning aboard Ethiopian Airlines. They will make a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before departing for Gaborone.

The Vipers SC official website released the squad list for the fixture:

Goalkeepers: Alfred Mudekereza, Fabien Mutombora, Denis Kiggundu

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

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

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