Vipers SC achieved their first-ever domestic league and cup double triumph after beating Police FC 1-0 in the Stanbic Uganda Cup final on Saturday, June 3.
Skipper Milton Karisa scored Vipers’ solitary winner in the closely-contested final at the Akii-Bua Memorial stadium in Lira.
The victory over Police means Vipers, who were the StarTimes Uganda Premier League last week, added the Uganda Cup to their trophy cabin for the first double triumph in the history of the Kitende-based club.
This is Vipers’ third Uganda Cup triumph in seven years, with their previous wins coming in 2016 and 2021.
Coach Alex Isabirye, who joined Vipers in March this year after the sacking of Brazilian Bianchi Beto, takes the credit for turning the Venoms into double winners in such a short period.
Signed from BUL FC, Isabirye came when Vipers’ season was in shambles after a disastrous campaign in the CAF Champions League coupled with uninspiring draws in the domestic competitions.
For Police, the loss to Vipers is another soar scar in the season of near misses for them. Two week ago, Coach Angelo Lonyesi’s side narrowly missed out promotion from the FUFA Big League to the StarTimes Premier League after losing to NEC FC in the play-off.
