FUFA DRUM: Acholi, West Nile provinces advance to semi-finals

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Acholi and West Nile provinces have progressed to the FUFA Drum semi-final. The two provinces now join Lango and Tooro in the semi-final of the FUFA Drum that qualified last week.

This followed the return leg quarter-final matches on Sunday, October 23rd.

Acholi Province, which won the first leg 2-1 in Kitgum against Buganda, earned a 2-2 draw in a game played at Kasana Luweero playground.

Vianne Ssekajugo scored the goals in the first half for Buganda, but that was not enough to sail them through.

Dennis Ojara scored the first goal for Acholi province, and later Dominic Oyella nailed an equalizer goal in the last minutes of the match, leading them to the semi-finals with an aggregate of 4-3.

In the other game played, West Nile won home and away matches against Kampala with an aggregate of 6-0.

Ahmed Amayo and Ibrahim Dada scored one goal each for the West Nile team at Bugolobi.

The semi-final slot has Acholi, West Nile, Tooro, and Lango provinces.

The draws for the semi-finals will be conducted on a date yet to be confirmed by the federation.

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