FootballOct 16, 2023

Buganda, Tooro complete quarter-final puzzle

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Nsereko Musoke Isa

Oct 16, 20232 min readOct 16, 2023

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The group stage games of the fourth (4th) edition of the FUFA Drum tournament climaxed on Sunday 15th October with two games. Holders West Nile lost 2-0 to Bugisu in Mbale while innaugural winners Buganda also lost 1-0 to Tooro. Despite losses, both sides Buganda and West Nile progressed to the quarter finals. The loss […]

The group stage games of the fourth (4th) edition of the FUFA Drum tournament climaxed on Sunday 15th October with two games.

Holders West Nile lost 2-0 to Bugisu in Mbale while innaugural winners Buganda also lost 1-0 to Tooro. Despite losses, both sides Buganda and West Nile progressed to the quarter finals.

The loss lowered Buganda to a second place finish on six (6) points in group D. Tooro Province topped the group with seven (7) points.

West Nile topped group C with six (6( points as Busoga finished second on five (5) points.

The other four Provinces that made it to the quarter finals are Lango and Kigezi from group B.

Lango topped the group with ten (10) points as Kigezi followed with only four.

2019 winners Acholi Province and Teso finished group A with seven and five points respectively to advance to the quarter finals.

The quarter finals first leg games are expected to be played in early November.

Teso will play Kigezi, Lango and Acholi, West Nile and Buganda while Tooro will play Busoga.

Fixtures

Teso Vs Kigezi
Lango Vs Acholi
West Nile Vs Buganda
Tooro Vs Busoga

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