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Kano Pillars 2-0 Rivers United · Nigeria Premier Football League

Kano Pillars beat Rivers United 2-0 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Kano Pillars and Rivers United met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Friday, 25 April 2025.

Goalscorers

Kano Pillars: A. Musa 63'; R. Ali 76'. Rivers United did not score.

Line-ups

Kano Pillars started in a 4-2-3-1: Abuchi Okeke, Shehu Abdullahi, Ibrahim Inuwa, Habibu Yakubu, Fahad Usman, Bright Allotey, Zulkifilu Rabiu, Rabiu Ali, Yakasai Umar, Ahmed Musa, Naibe Akpesiri.

Rivers United started in a 4-3-3: Osagie Onisodumeya, Muyiwa Adeola Fehintola, Temple Emekayi, Stephen Manyo, Emmanuel Ampiah, Samuel Mathias, Stephen Gambo Solomon, Taofeek Otaniyi, Philip Odubia, Obi Samson Bossa, Friday Ubong.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Kano Pillars 0-0 Rivers United.
  2. 63'Goal! Kano Pillars 1-0 Rivers United. A. Musa (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by Z. Rabiu.
  3. 76'Goal! Kano Pillars 2-0 Rivers United. R. Ali  (Kano Pillars) converts the penalty.
  4. 90'Full-time. Kano Pillars 2-0 Rivers United.
Full commentary (11 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Kano Pillars vs Rivers United.
  2. 45'Half-time. Kano Pillars 0-0 Rivers United.
  3. 46'The second half is under way.
  4. 46'Substitution, Kano Pillars: M. Umar comes on for N. Akpesiri.
  5. 46'Substitution, Kano Pillars: G. Ugochukwu comes on for H. Yakubu.
  6. 61'Substitution, Rivers United: W. Obande comes on for O. S. Bossa.
  7. 61'Substitution, Rivers United: S. Abba comes on for P. Odubia.
  8. 63'Goal! Kano Pillars 1-0 Rivers United. A. Musa (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by Z. Rabiu.
  9. 76'Goal! Kano Pillars 2-0 Rivers United. R. Ali  (Kano Pillars) converts the penalty.
  10. 80'Substitution, Kano Pillars: I. Sani comes on for A. Shehu.
  11. 90'Full-time. Kano Pillars 2-0 Rivers United.
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