The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ongoing Conference playoffs is holding at the Indoor Hall of Murtala Square Stadium, Kaduna.
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The match, which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, was watched by large number of spectators, including Super Eagles coaches, Gernot Rohr and Salisu Yusuf, as well as players of home-based Eagles.
Musa, only in his first season in charge as head of the Kano Pillars coaching crew, led the club to an unbeaten run in the month of June.
The home team opened scoring in the first minute of the game through Nwagua Nyima to set the tone for an interesting game
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Uchenna Eze’s 85th minute equaliser was not enough to give the visiting Makurdi-based side any reprieve.
The Team Manager, Amaobi Ezeaku, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Monday
It would be recalled that he was attacked during their week 18 game against Akwa United in Kano, which they lost by 0-1
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Dikko was clarifying the misconception contained in a letter to him by the President of the Nigeria Referees Association, Tade Azeez, which suggested that the LMC neglected to order compensation for the Match Officials assaulted at the Sani Abacha Stadium by some misguided fans after the Match Day 18 fixture between Kano Pillars and Akwa United
The league body said it will continue to enforce safety regulations and sanction every acts of violation to deter unruliness at match venues
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that with the result, the Umuahia-based club broke a three-year-old jinx in six straight matches against Pillars
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The match between the table toper and third on the log could be adjudged to be even as both sides showed high football skills in the first 10 minutes of the encounter
The hosts currently sit in the 20th spot on the NPFL log with eight points from nine games, while Kano Pillars on the other hand occupy the seventh position on the table with 13 points from eight league matches
The Stars are currently in the relegation zone and United are not too far away from the murky waters either
The League Management Company also announced postponement of Match Day 13 and 14 fixtures involving Rangers International and Rivers United, the two clubs that made it through to the second round of the CAF Champions League
In the match played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, first half play was entertaining and lively, with both sides wasting many goalscoring chances
Kano Pillars had several chances in the first half, but could not score as the visiting team’s defenders were able to hold them down
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match against Kano Pillars on January 14 was abandoned by the club for perceived unjust calls by the referee, Folusho Ajayi