CAFCL: Vipers SC name travelling squad minus Usama and Waiswa

Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC have confirmed their travelling squad for the CAF Champions League preliminary round clash against Namibia’s African Stars, with new signing Usama Arafat Kizza and midfielder Moses Waiswa notable absentees.

The Venoms will take on African Stars in the first leg on Friday at Athlone Stadium, Cape Town. The team departed for South Africa last on Tuesday.

🗞 Here’s the travelling squad for our #TotalEnergiesCAFCL match against Namibia’s African Stars FC at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

Team departs ✈️this evening aboard KQ. #VenomsUpdates || #OneTeamOneDream || pic.twitter.com/TPTt5jxT40

— 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 (@VipersSC) September 16, 2025

Leading the squad is last season’s league top scorer Allan Okello, joined by fresh recruits Kevin Dasylva Bady, Enock Ssebaggala, and Mark Yallah.

New signing Usama misses out

However, Usama, who joined Vipers in the recent window, has not been included, while fellow new boy Kenneth Kimera also misses out.

The winner over two legs will progress to face either Zambia’s Power Dynamos or Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas in the second preliminary round. Vipers are hoping to replicate their 2022/23 feat when they eliminated TP Mazembe to reach the group stages.

Vipers SC Travelling 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