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Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes · Nigeria Premier Football League

Kano Pillars beat Niger Tornadoes 3-2 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 Niger Tornadoes met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Sunday, 6 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Kano Pillars: F. Ubong 40'; F. N. Maduabuchi 45', 54'. Niger Tornadoes: G. Joseph 73'; W. Jimoh 90'.

How the match went

The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Kano Pillars, 0 for Niger Tornadoes).

Line-ups

Kano Pillars started in a 3-4-2-1: Muttaka Musa, David Ishaya, Abdullahi Musa, Fabian Nworie Maduabuchi, Ali Abdullahi, Aminu Sani, Rabiu Ali, Fahad Usman, Ahmed Musa, Friday Ubong, Abdulraheem Shola.

Niger Tornadoes started in a 4-2-1-3: Derrick Julu, Usman Audu, Sunday Akinmoladun, Abdulazeez Yusuf, Mohammed Aliyu, Badejo Oluwaseun, Hanafi Akaje Babatunde, Nafiu Obalowu Ayobami, Ibrahim Sadiq, Ismail Sarki, Zakka John.

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Minute by minute

  1. 40'Goal! Kano Pillars 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. Ubong (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by R. Ali .
  2. 45+3'Goal! Kano Pillars 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. N. Maduabuchi (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by F. Usman.
  3. 45'Half-time. Kano Pillars 0-0 Niger Tornadoes.
  4. 54'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. N. Maduabuchi (Kano Pillars) scores.
  5. 73'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-1 Niger Tornadoes. G. Joseph (Niger Tornadoes) scores, assisted by R. Mendos.
  6. 90'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes. W. Jimoh (Niger Tornadoes) scores, assisted by M. Aliyu.
  7. 90'Full-time. Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes.
Full commentary (18 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes.
  2. 34'Yellow card for A. Sani (Kano Pillars).
  3. 40'Goal! Kano Pillars 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. Ubong (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by R. Ali .
  4. 45+3'Goal! Kano Pillars 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. N. Maduabuchi (Kano Pillars) scores, assisted by F. Usman.
  5. 45'Half-time. Kano Pillars 0-0 Niger Tornadoes.
  6. 46'The second half is under way.
  7. 49'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: G. Joseph comes on for B. Oluwaseun.
  8. 52'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: R. Mendos comes on for Z. John.
  9. 54'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-0 Niger Tornadoes. F. N. Maduabuchi (Kano Pillars) scores.
  10. 60'Substitution, Kano Pillars: Z. Musa comes on for A. Sani.
  11. 65'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: W. Jimoh comes on for I. Sarki.
  12. 72'Substitution, Kano Pillars: I. Yahaya comes on for R. Ali .
  13. 72'Substitution, Kano Pillars: M. Jawad comes on for A. Musa.
  14. 72'Substitution, Kano Pillars: I. Sodiq comes on for A. Abdullahi.
  15. 73'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-1 Niger Tornadoes. G. Joseph (Niger Tornadoes) scores, assisted by R. Mendos.
  16. 86'Substitution, Kano Pillars: S. Nasiru comes on for A. Musa.
  17. 90'Goal! Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes. W. Jimoh (Niger Tornadoes) scores, assisted by M. Aliyu.
  18. 90'Full-time. Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes.
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