Vipers have named Belgian Ivan Jacky Minnaert as the new head coach.
The former AFC Leopards, Rayon Sport and Mukura SC tactician will be deputized by last season’s league and cup double winning coaches John Ayala Luyinda and Fred Muhumuza.
“Vipers Sports Club have contracted and unveiled massively experienced Belgian tactician, Ivan Jacky Minnaert as the new head coach on a permanent basis,” read a statement on the website.
“He will be assisted by the duo of John ‘Ayala’ Luyinda and Fred Muhumuza, who were in charge of the team in the 2024/25 season. The two, who guided the Venoms to a domestic double, will stay on as assistants, working closely with the new gaffer.”
Minnaert joins from Liberian Premier League outfit Fassell Football Club and becomes the ninth foreign coach at Kitende.
The other foreign coaches at Vipers are Nigerian Ambrose Duru Chukuma, Kenyan Michael Nam Ouma, Mexican Javier Martinez Espinosa, Brazilian Leonard Martins Neiva, Brazilian-Spaniard Roberto Luiz Bianchi Pelliste and Serbian Nikola Kavazovic.