By Isyaku Ibrahim
Pyramid City Darling Football Kano pillars will on Sunday try their luck on the hands Heartland of Owerri in continuation of Nigeria’s top flight.
The encounter which is expected to place at the pillars traditional ground Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata wil be played in an empty ground.
This was as a result of the fact that the home team is serving a one match ban due to recent punishment placed on Pillars fondly called Sai Masu Gida by the league body due to fans misbehaviour during their last home match against Plateau United of Jos.
Clean and clear the tie by and large is one the home side will like to win having drew their recent engagement against table toppers Lobi of Makurdi by one goal apiece at far away Lafia Township Stadium in Nasarawa State.
Profoundly, grabbing the maximum points will be an added advantage to the home side as they are aiming for the top position.
Thus the work remains on the hands of Coach Abdul Maikaba and his lieutenants as anything less than a win will spell doom for the club’s ambition of earning a continental ticket as the first phase of the elite competition is wrapping up this week.
On the other hand,the Naze warlords as the former Iwuanyawu National were called will not fold their arms and allowed the Kano side to earn the vital points without putting much resistance despite the position they are occupying particularly as the voiceferous fans of the Kano side will not be much around the corner.
This is certainly true as history has shown that whenever the two sides are meeting the encounter proves to be explosive since the days of Mike Obi,Ishaya Jatau, Thompson Oliha,Tanko Mohammed on the Heart land side when they were known as Iwuanyawu Nationale and,Nasiru jibril ,Akinkumi Akinsheinde Clifford Cassidy,Abdulsalam Dishola and the rest on the pillars side.
As football is unpredictable nobody would exactly forecast the outcome of the tie but it would not be surprising if the host cart home with the maximum points via a narrow margin.
Pillars are seventh on the log with 29 points while their rivals Heartland are down the ladder with sixteen points.
