By Isyaku Ibrahim
Home boys and former Premier Champions Kano Pillars will on Saturday engage league debutants Sporting of Lagos at Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata.
Unequivocally, this is a duel the host should try wholly and squarely to earn the maximum points going by how things have not been going positively by their side since last they thrashed Sunshine of Akure.
Thus they have to wake up from slumber with a view to making their teeming fans happy as the league is reaching it’s peak.
Honestly speaking, as the chief coach of the side Abdul Maikaba promised to take the team to continental engagement next year he has to redouble effort before the situation degenerate.
On the other hand, the players under Skipper Rabiu Pele despite the fact that they are in a fasting period have to do what they could aimed at ensuring something good comes out from their next encounter as a wise word says the earlier the better.
Certainly with determination, zeal, courage, sacrifice ,agility and above all composure they would do it if one could recall their scintillating performances in the past.
Turning to Sporting who are visiting Kano for the first time in their history, they will not be here for site seeing but for a battle as they are hungry for success.
Having understood that most of the pillars players are fasting they would go all out with a view to posing much problem for the host.
Digressing to officials of the match they have to be open in their judgement as this became necessary so as to avert anything capable of inviting trouble during the cracker as in most occasions sentiment on the part of the men in black contribute to fracas in match venues.
It is our prayers that spectators will behave responsibly before and after the duel as has been the case in advanced nations as sports is a tool of enhancing love, understanding, togetherness and mutual rapport not bloodshed.
As usual the kick off time is four o clock.
