SC Vipers’ campaign at the 2026 Cecafa Kagame Cup ended with more questions than answers. Lavagne joined the Venoms with an impressive African resume. The 62-year-old has coached in Cameroon, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan, Algeria and Tanzania, winning four domestic league titles, three domestic cups in Cameroon and a league cup in Algeria. Vipers began the Kagame Cup brightly, winning their opening two matches before suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to APR FC. While ambition is essential for a club targeting domestic and continental success, sustained progress is rarely built on constant technical upheaval.