FUFA Drum: Acholi edge Buganda as Lango and Bunyoro share spoils in semis

David GOMBE

It was an action-packed Saturday within the FUFA Drum – “Celebrating Our Ancestry” event with Acholi securing an important semifinal first leg house win whereas Lango and Bunyoro settled for a draw.

Acholi 2-1 Buganda

Acholi Province picked up an important 2-1 victory over Buganda in an exhilarating encounter semifinal first leg encounter.

Enjoying at house, Acholi began on the entrance foot and have been rewarded within the sixteenth minute when Achidi Simon opened the scoring.

Buganda responded rapidly by way of Vianne Ssekajugo who levelled issues within the twenty fourth minute to make it 1-1.

The decisive second got here 4 minutes later when Apollo Kagwogwe turned the ball into his personal web within the twenty eighth minute, restoring Acholi’s result in 2-1.

Buganda pushed for an equalizer within the second half however Acholi held agency to safe a primary leg benefit and delight the house crowd.

Lango 0-0 Bunyoro

Within the different sport of the day, Lango and Bunyoro performed out to a 0-0 stalemate within the first leg of their semifinal held on Saturday.

In a match the place each side created probabilities however lacked the leading edge within the closing third, neither Province might break the impasse regardless of end-to-end motion.

Lango, taking part in at house, pushed for a winner in entrance of their followers however have been met by a resolute Bunyoro defence, whereas Bunyoro additionally threatened on the counter however failed to seek out the again of the online.

The return leg video games are due subsequent weekend to find out the 2025 finalists.