26th February, 2024
By Muhammad Nur Tijani
Mustapha Ibrahim scored a brace with goals in the 48th and 52nd minutes, while Rabiu Ali, Auwalu Malam and Umar Shehu scored a goal each to give Kano Pillars an overwhelming 5-1 victory against Sunshine Stars of Akure in their match day 21 encounter of the 2023/24 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday.
The visitors scored a consolation goal in the 82nd through a penalty in the match day which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar-Mata, Kano
Speaking after the match which was watched by a large number of spectators Kano Pillars Coach, Audu Maikaba, rained praises on his players for what he described as an excellent performance.
“You know every match comes with its challenges, and we always take it as it comes.
“Today’s encounter is interesting and our boys played well and thank God we won the game,” said Maikaba.
He assured that the team would perform better in its subsequent matches.2
The coach explained that the team had put modalities on ground to win its upcoming away match against Katsina United.
On his part, Assistant Coach of Sunshine Stars, Ifeanyi Nwachukwu, said his team tried their best but lost to a good side.
“It is unfortunate that we lost the match but that’s football you win some you lose some.
“We are going to work hard to cover up our lapses in our next encounter,” he said.
Kano Pillars now have 36 points from 21 matches, occupying third position on the table.
(NAN)