Isyaku Ibrahim
Former Champions Kano Pillars Football Club will this afternoon at their home ground Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata face their shouting distance neighbours Katsina United otherwise called Canji Boys in what could be described as battle for supremacy in continuation of Nigeria’s top flight
Usually,games between the two sides were fetched in view of their existing animosity dating back for years
Pillars base Sani Abacha Stadium has been an Abbatoir for most clubs in the premier league in view of how they have been facing their waterloo whenever they meet the team
Definitely, Katsina United since the time of Goalkeeper Daniel Abdullahi,Aminu Sani DanHabu,Yakubu Muhammed Alhajin Katsina, Arkiya Muhammed , Thomas Pilakiya,Ck Brown, late Abdullahi Valdano,have never beaten Pillars at their home ground let alone escaping with a draw
But as soccer is unpredictable anything can happen in the course of the duel particularly as the level of officiating has vastly improved
The visiting side with the on going development will come out confidently and play the match devoid of apprehension which has been the culture during previous seasons by teams playing on away soil
Knowingly,the pressure will be on Pillars Coach Usman Abdullah who last week was thrashed by alone goal at far away Port Harcourt while engaging Rivers United
While Pillars will do their best in grabbing the vital points at stake to fill the deficit so as to recover from the lost as the league is reaching its climax and from all indication,is not out of their reach, on the other hand,the visitors will not fold their arms and allow the host defeat them easily without putting strong resistance as they will not be in Kano to make up the numbers but rather to do their utmost with a view to making the impossible possible in order to improve their position on the log
As we await the kick off of the match which is 3 30 due to climate change, our prayers is for the match officials to give a good account of themselves aimed at ensuring the speedy growth of the competition and the game entirely as
Without much ado this will guard against apportioning blame on the men in black by loosing sides for favouritism as has been the culture during previous occasions hence led to fans trouble
