Vipers through to the next round but NEC fall short in Nairobi

CAF Champions League – Preliminary Round, Second Leg
Vipers SC (Uganda) 1–0 African Stars (Namibia)
Vipers win 2–0 on aggregate

CAF Confederation Cup – Preliminary Round, Second Leg
Nairobi United (Kenya) 1–1 NEC FC (Uganda)
Nairobi advance 3–3 on away goals

Ugandan champions Vipers SC advanced to the second round of the CAF Champions League after a 1-0 win over Namibia’s African Stars sealed a 2-0 aggregate triumph on Saturday night in Kitende.

Striker Yunus Sentamu struck the winner on 61 minutes before a packed St Mary’s Stadium crowd.

Defender Hilary Mukundane had netted the decisive goal in the away leg in Cape Town a week earlier.

The Venoms largely controlled the game but the visitors carried a threat of their own. 

Sentamu could have set up an opener shortly after the interval only for his low ball towards Robin Kane Hney to be intercepted. 

Then several minutes later, the forward made no mistake, finishing off another attack to hand coach Ivan Jacky Minnaert victory in his first home game in charge.

In the Confederation Cup, continental debutants NEC FC bowed out on away goals after a 1-1 draw with Nairobi United at Nyayo Stadium. 

Charles Waibi put NEC ahead in the 27th minute, but Duncan Omala equalised midway through the second half to send the Kenyan side through 3-3 on aggregate.