Fred kajoba Quits Vipers SC Over Uganda Cranes Row
May 31, 2021
Fred Kajoba
Fred Kajoba has resigned from his position as Vipers SC head coach this evening with four matches remaining to finish the Uganda Premier League.
The former Simba (now UPDF) and Bright Stars tactician informed his bosses of his decision after today’s training session.
Kajoba threw in a towel after Vipers’ Technical Director, Charles Masembe asked him to choose between club (Vipers) and national team. Kajoba is the goalkeeping coach for the Uganda Cranes.
It was actually FUFA under Mulindwa then that offered Kajoba the goalkeeping coach role while with UPDF and later Bright Stars and also continued to work with the national team while at Vipers SC until Monday May 31.
“When I returned from the Uganda Cranes training on Monday morning, Charles Masembe (Vipers’ Technical Director) asked me to choose between club (Vipers SC) and national team and I made the decision to stay with Uganda Cranes,” he elaborated.
Fred Kajoba made a decision to quit before taking the Vipers’ players for drills. After the training, Kajoba informed the players that he was leaving the club which is now in third place on 58, two points behind table leaders Express FC.
Vipers SC confirmed the news of Kajoba’s departure on their website and revealed that the club will hold a meeting to see what next.
“The Vipers Sports Club Management has this evening received news of the verbal notice of resignation from it’s Head Coach Mr. Fred Kajoba Kisitu after today’s evening training session. The club management shall be sitting at the earliest to consider these developments and a detailed statement shall be issued thereafter. In the meantime, the playing staff and other members of the technical bench are in high spirits and preparing for the club’s forthcoming competitive engagements in the Uganda Premier League and Uganda Cup competitions”, Vipers wrote on their website.
Kajoba thanked club patron Lawrence Mulindwa for the opportunity to work at Vipers SC.
“I want to thank Mulindwa for the opportunity he gave me to work at Vipers and wish everyone at the club all the best.”
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