Results:
Mid North 1 W/Nile 1
Buganda 1 Western 0
Eastern 1 N/East 1
Kampala 1 Kitara 0
Buganda region registered a second 1-0 slim win on Wednesday against Western region in the FUFA-MTN inter Regional Competitions going on in Hoima Municipality to book a place in the semifinals scheduled for Friday.
Buganda that scored through its Captain Ssempijja Ali in the dying minutes of the game puts the qualification chances for the Western region into a doubtful position after losing their second game in a row. Western lost their opening game 2-0 to defending champions Eastern FC.
Buganda now tops group ‘B’ with six maximum points after their first 1-0 win against North East on Tuesday. Kampala region that drew 1-1 against Northern in their opening fixture struggled to beat hosts Kitara 1-0 in their second game. Kampala took an early lead through Jakech Samson in the 10th minute of the first half. The City boys now have 4 points.
Defending Champions Eastern FC took a lead against North Eastern in the 46th minute through Odongo Mathew but failed to pick a second win when team Captain Odii Phillip equalized 12 minutes to the end of the game. Action resumes this Thursday with four last group matches on table.
