By Timo Timo
Odipio Norman scored in the morning hours of the game (9th) minute to earn Lango the important win at Rukungiri Main stadium.
Kigezi province defense was faulted for failing to a loose ball in the forbidden area to find Odipio was in free space thus slotting in for the visitors.
Dickson Niwamanya commonly known as Kihanga tested the visitor’s goalkeeper with two powerful shots with no positive results. The second half saw Kigezi pressing to restore parity all in vain.
The goal scorer Odipio Norman was voted the man of the match walking away with a 100k prize from FUFA in a match played on Saturday.
Kigezi Province will play away for their second group game against Kampala Province in Bugolobi on a yet-to-be-communicated date.
The FUFA DRUM tournament was inaugurated by FUFA in 2018 and Buganda was the first winner with West Nile as the current holders