Kano Pillars spank FC Ifeanyi Ubah 2-0

Kano Pillars secured a well deserved 2-0 victory over visiting FC Ifeanyi Ubah with a goal in each half to keep alive their ambition of a fifth Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title.

Pillars started on the back foot with Ngoma Luamba hitting a long range effort pushed to safety by David Obiazo for the first shot on target in front of a capacity crowd at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.

After the scare, Pillars recovered with Prince Aggreh and Azeez Shobowale carving openings for the home team with runs behind the defence of FC Ifeanyi Ubah who struggled to cope with the pace of the duo in wide positions.

Shobowale curled in a fine effort that sailed narrowly wide from the right before Adamu Hassan missed a one-on-one with goalkeeper Uche Okafor of FC Ifeanyiubah blocking his effort for a corner kick.

Pillars' dominance grew as the game progressed and in the 28th minute Shagari Mohammed was left unmarked on the right side of FC Ifeanyi Ubah's defence with acres of space, and he whipped in a cross that was firmly met by Prince Aggreh for the game's opening goal.

Further chances came the way of Pillars to increase their lead but poor decision making in the final third kept the scores at 1-0 as the teams head into the dressing room for the break.

Two minutes after the restart Kano Pillars doubled their lead with Suleman Usman connecting a corner kick from Shagari Mohammed at the far post further punishing FC Ifeanyi Ubah for slack defending.

The goal deflated the momentum FC Ifeanyi Ubah gathered during the half time break with Pillars thrice coming close to putting the scoreline beyond the reach of the team from Nnewi.

Kano Pillars pacy trio of Shobowale, Hassan and Aggreh continued to torment the backline of the visitors probing for the third goal which their dominance deserved but to no avail.