Farouk Miya marked his return to Vipers SC in spectacular trend 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 achieved efficiency from begin to end, dominating possession and creating quite a few scoring alternatives in opposition to a Garde Républicaine aspect 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 present 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 aspect along with his motion and creativity.
The skilled ahead doubled Vipers’ benefit within the thirty eighth minute, finishing an excellent first-half efficiency and placing his aspect firmly answerable for the Group A encounter.
FC Garde Républicaine struggled to deal with Vipers’ attacking stress and infrequently threatened the Ugandan aspect’s defence.
Each time 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 purpose 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.
