Farouk Miya marked his return to Vipers SC in spectacular vogue with a brace because the Ugandan champions stormed to a 3-0 victory over Djibouti's FC Garde Républicaine of their opening Group A match of the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup at Amahoro Stadium July 24.
Vipers delivered an completed efficiency from begin to end, dominating possession and creating quite a few scoring alternatives in opposition to a Garde Républicaine facet that struggled to match their depth and high quality.
Their dominance paid off within the fifteenth minute when returning star Farouk Miya discovered the breakthrough, calmly ending to offer the Ugandan champions an early lead and spark celebrations among the many travelling supporters.
Miya, making his much-anticipated second debut for the membership, continued to torment the Djiboutian facet along with his motion and creativity.
The skilled ahead doubled Vipers’ benefit within the thirty eighth minute, finishing a superb first-half efficiency and placing his facet firmly accountable for the Group A encounter.
FC Garde Républicaine struggled to deal with Vipers’ attacking strain and infrequently threatened the Ugandan facet’s defence.
At any time when they tried to push ahead, Vipers remained nicely organised and disciplined on the again.
Simply when it appeared the primary half would finish 2-0, midfielder Abdu Karim Watambala added a 3rd objective deep into stoppage time.
The playmaker struck within the 45+third minute to cap a dominant opening half and successfully put the competition past the attain of the Djiboutian outfit.
The second interval noticed Vipers handle the sport professionally, controlling possession and limiting their opponents to few clear probabilities.
