Police FC club had to dig deep to overcome Northern East Regional entity Apuuton FC in their Stanbic Uganda Cup round of 64 fixture played on Wednesday.
The Cops fought hard to overcome the Soroti-based outfit, winning the game 1-0 at Tubur Primary School Playground.
In a closely contested game, defender Joseph Ssentume provided the solitary goal that guided Police to victory.
The decisive moment arrived six minutes after the hour mark with Ssentume heading home a well-delivered corner kick from Bernardo Kateregga.
Police FC join holders BUL FC, Vipers SC, Jinja North United FC, Ndejje University FC, Pajule Lions, Kitara FC, Admin FC, Blue Stars and Junior Eagles as the other teams that have already qualified for the round of 32.
