2016 Uganda Cup champions Vipers SC dropped valuable points at home to Comoros side Volcan de Moroni in a CAF Confederations Cup first leg preliminary round match played at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Nambolee.

Under pressure duo of Tony Odur and Elissa Sekisambu failed to prove their doubters wrong against a defensive Islanders.

It took several minutes for the both sides to settle down as Odur threatened earlier on notably in the sixth minute, with Nanou being forced to commit a foul to stop him. The latter had to be alert once again in the eleventh minute to stop Ssekisambu, who had been played in by Kalisa.

In the first half it was Vipers offensive players against El Mamoune, who was solid to stop attacks from his side. The closest Volcan came was a free-kick just outside the area which was taken by Jabir after Ibrahimhad been fouled by Halid.

Despite attacking and pinning the hosts to their own half, it still remained goalless after the end of 45 minutes. In the second half, it was the Vipers again, who came back strongly with Waiswa winning a corner after the restart, which unfortunately bore no fruits. In the 51st minute, Wadada initiated an attack which was quickly cut by the opponents.

Volcan reacted by making several attempts with Monuor releasing a fierce shot in the 55th minute which was unfortunately way off target.

With pressure coming into their side Volcan decided to play cautiously, relying on counter attacks and at long last denied the Vipers to unleash the vemon.

On 76th Kayiwa could have changed the game when he met Birikwlaira’s ball brushing it well but none of his teammates was near to tap it in.

It is not good news for Ugandan fans because it simply means that Vipers SC must win their second leg match in order to proceed to the tourney’s next stage.