Vipers sack head coach Edward Golola, entire technical team

Vipers sports club head coach Edward Golola and Richard Wasswa having a chat as Vipers played Entebbe Select in a preseason friendly recently. Vipers Thursday announced that they had fired the head coach and his entire technical team. PHOTO BY VIPERS SC

Vipers sports club Thursday announced that they had fired head coach Edward Golola and his entire technical team.
“The club would like to thank Golola and his team for their work during their time at Vipers SC and to wish them success in the future. A caretaker technical team will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time coach,” a statement posted on the club’s website on Thursday read in part.

The development comes just hours after

Day of the underdogs as Vipers, Onduparaka exit

As they took to the field and in the way they acquitted themselves at the Betway Muteesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku, third tier side Kajjansi showed no fear for opponents who they often play in closed door friendlies

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The result, coupled with Friday’s 1-0 league home loss to SC Villa as well as a series of unconvincing performances had left Golola and Richard Wasswa under pressure as they tried to avoid another sacking.

In July last year, Golola returned to the club for his third stint at the helm having served as an assistant coach to Portuguese tactician Miguel Da Costa (2017-2018) and Kenyan Michael Nam Ouma (half 2019).
He had also served as the club coach between 2009-2011 and 2014-2015.

Golola replaced Ouma whose 6-month contract expired in June 2019 and was not renewed.

The sacked technical team members include Ram Nyakana Mpuga (fitness coach), Edward Ssali (second assistant coach), Mathius Kassagga (physiotherapist) and Moses Oloya as goalkeeping coach who were also reappointed last year.