Former AFC Leopards head coach Nikola Kavazovic has joined, six-time Uganda Premier League champions Vipers Sports Club.The 48-year-old penned a two-year-long deal with the club.He had a brief stint with Leopards between October 2018 to February the following year.He ditched the den for South Africa’s Free States Stars.##NAJAVA_MECA_8167915##Kavazovic faces the daunting task of restoring Vipers to their glory, as the team failed to win a trophy last season.The Venoms finished third in the Uganda Premier League and in the quarterfinals of the Stanbic Uganda Cup.“I’m happy to be in Uganda and at a big club like Vipers. I thank the club president (Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa) for the trust he has given me,” Kavazovic said in an interview with the club.Kavazovic boasts enviable managerial experience, having coached at over ten teams, including two national teams.Finidi explains his resignation, Osimhen called to apologizeKavazović is a former Tajikistan National football team head coach (2012 – 2013), as well as Sri Lanka’s National senior team between 2014 and 2015.Still in Tajikistan, he was league champion at FC Istiklol. Also as head coach of Istiklol, Kavazović won the AFC Presidents Cup in 2012.Meanwhile, he has also previously held managerial positions in Serbia with FK BASK, OFK Zarkovo, Borak Banja Luka and Resniki.Kavazovic has also managed at New Radiant FC (Maldives) and Saif in Bangladesh.AFCON dates causing problems for the Premier LeagueBesides AFC Leopards, Kavazovic has managed Botswana’s Township Rollers, South Africa’s Free State Stars and most recently, at Ethiopian Coffee.Kavazovic is a UEFA A license holder, but also enrolled on UEFA “PRO” license with the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.It should be recalled that in July 2012, after his appointment as Tajikistan head coach, he became the youngest National team head coach in the world, aged 36.Additional reporting by Vipers SC
