Vipers SC have positioned John Luyinda ‘Ayala’ in control of the primary workforce following the departure of head coach Denis Lavagne.
The reigning Uganda Premier League champions confirmed the event on Monday, turning to a well-known face as they appear to regular their season and proceed their title defence.
Luyinda steps up having most lately served as Lavagne’s assistant and is not any stranger to the Kitende dugout.
He first labored at Vipers as Abdallah Mubiru’s assistant in 2016 earlier than returning to the membership in 2024 as a part of Nikola Kavazovic’s technical workforce.
He later co-coached the Venoms alongside Fred Muhumuza and performed a job because the membership accomplished a home double by successful the Uganda Premier League and Uganda Cup in 2025.
Luyinda subsequently served as assistant to Ivan Minnaert final season as Vipers efficiently defended their league crown.
His teaching expertise additionally contains spells at Wakiso Giants, KCCA FC and Police FC.
As a participant, Luyinda featured for Kampala United, Maji FC, SC Villa and KCCA FC.
His appointment comes after Vipers parted methods with French tactician Lavagne, who had solely taken cost forward of the 2026/27 season.
Lavagne arrived at Kitende in June with the duty of defending the home title and main the Venoms into the group phases of the CAF Champions League.
Their continental marketing campaign, nevertheless, ended on the preliminary stage after elimination by Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou.
Luyinda now takes over a facet trying to discover consistency domestically and mount one other problem for the Uganda Premier League title.
The brand new man in cost believes his familiarity with the squad will assist him settle shortly into the function.
“Having the duty to guide Vipers SC is an honour,” Luyinda mentioned.
“I’ve labored with various the gamers already and I’ve complete perception of their abilities, dedication and talent to achieve success right here.”
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