FUFA Drum tournament quarter finals underway

FUFA Drum 2019 tournament

Saturday, November 30- December 6: Quarter finals (Gulu and Lira)

Saturday, 7th December: Semi-finals (Venue to be confirmed)

Tuesday, 10th December: Finals (Venue to be confirmed)

The final bend of the 2019 FUFA Drum will held be in Gulu and Lira with the quarter finals, semifinals and final. That quarterfinals that get underway this weekend in Gulu and Lira was changed from that of the inaugural edition as all the eight provinces shall be garnered together.

There are five match days that will be played concurrently in the two venues. Match day one kicks off with the early kickoff between Busoga and West Nile at the Akiibua Stadium, Lira.

The second game will see Bugisu and Lango province in action.

On match day two, action will swing to the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu. Bukedi and Tooro provinces take to the field in the 2pm kick off game. The biggest contest will witness the home side Acholi up against the defending champions Buganda at 4pm.

In total, five match days will be played at the quarter final stage with two teams per group (A and B) progressing to the last four stage.

The semi-finals will be played 7th December 2019 and the final will come on 10th December 2019.

The tournament theme is “Celebrating Our Ancestry”.

Full Quarter final fixtures:

Match Day 1:

Saturday, 30th November:

Busoga vs West Nile – Akiibua Stadium, Lira (2 PM)

Bugisu vs Lango – Akiibua Stadium, Lira (4 PM)

Match Day 2

Saturday, 1st December 2019

Bukedi vs Tooro – Pece Stadium, Gulu (2 PM)

Acholi vs Buganda – Pece Stadium, Gulu (4 PM)