NPFL: Pillars thrash Abia Warriors 5-0, as Wikki fell in Jos

KANO Pillars returned to her winning ways in grand style with a 5-0 spanking of Abia War­riors, just as Wikki Tour­ists succumbed 0-2 in the hands of Plateau United.

Despite the loss, Wikki , still leads the league with 41 points with Pillars are trailing five points behind at the fourth place with 36 points.

Pillars skipper, Rabiu Ali grabbed a brace, while Razaq Adegbite, Bala Za­kka and Nafiu Kabuga also hit target against Abia Warriors.

Dele Olorundare’s dou­ble sank MFM in Akure.

An elated Pillars Coach, Mohammed Babaganaru, who was embattled be­fore yesterday’s change of fortunes, said that the Kano based side is back on tracks.

“We’re back on course to be champions again. We beat Abia Warriors and really we ought to have won by even a big­ger margin.This big win can only improve the team’s confidence and we hope to sustain the mo­mentum going forward.” said Babaganaru.

Other matches on Sun­day saw FC IfeanyiUbah holding Shooting Stars to a 2-2 draw in Ibadan, while Nasarawa United pipped Niger Tornadoes 1-0 and Sunshine Stars stopped MFM 2-0.

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