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Shock as UPL champions Vipers fire head coach

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
July 17, 2018
in Featured Stories, Sports
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Reigning Uganda Premier League (UPL) champions, Vipers SC has sacked their 37-year-old Portuguese head coach Miguel Jorge Da Costa.

The flashy Portuguese was unveiled by club president, Lawrence Mulindwa at St. Mary’s stadium, Kitende mid last season replacing caretaker coach Richard Wasswa.

Under his guidance, Miguel led Vipers from the third position to winning the UPL title.

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His sacking has come a week after Vipers was knocked out of the Kagame Club Challenge at the quarter-finals stage.

Details of why he was fired and who will replace him shall follow.

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