Kano pillars have registered their spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL/LA LIGA U-15 Promises Youth League held in Ikenne, Ogun state.
The coach legend’s boys in a keenly contested match against Gombe United that raised the curtain to kick-off the quarter-finals played under warm weather, which ended 3-2, went ahead to observe their Ramadan prayer at the residence of the Emir of Shagamu Remo, Ogun state, Emir Alhaji Inuwa.
Going into the match, there was a shift in the kickoff time, earlier slated for 8 am but was adjusted to 7 am, owing to the petition by the Muslim faithful to observe their prayers to celebrate Ramadan.
From the blast of the referee’s whistle, Kano pillars’ dominance paid off for them as Imrana Musa in the 20th minute slotted the ball into the back of the net to give his team the lead.
After an exchange of a string of passes, Khamis Idris in the 31st minute doubled the lead for his team.
The resumption in the second half witnessed a brace from Imrana Musa as he scored the third goal for the Kano Pillar U-15 side in the 51st minute.
A minute later, Gombe United player Abdullahi Bello reduced the deficit when he put the ball past his opponent’s goalkeeper to ignite the hope of a comeback.
In the 65th minute, Gombe United captain Bello Musa converted a spot-kick to score the second goal but could not save his team to continue their participation in the tourney.
After the match, Kano Pillars Team Manager saw shown the exit door after the referee gave him a red card for his reaction to the additional time that was given.
As the result stand, Kano Pillars would face Remo Stars in the Semifinals billed to hold on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Remo stadium.