By Isyaku Ibrahim
It was a moment of ecstasy and happiness as Sai Masu Gida permanent Captain old but young Rabiu Ali Pele brought to an end his goal drought in the annual twenty team Nigeria’s top flight with a deflected goal against visiting Kwara United from Ilorin North Central Nigeria
The goal which was scored in the middle of the first half, eased the tension on the team who are placed on the bottom of the ladder with four points
The ancient city lads now with seven and one outstanding match against Remo Stars in far away Ikenne in Ogun State will steadily but surely prove doubting thomases wrong in their quest to justify the investment by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on them this soccer season with a view to reclaiming their position in the league
Pillars one of the sides with largest fan based in the premier league competition have not been finding things easy since the start of the tourney a problem that was attributed to lack of blending
The team will on Sunday this week test the might of Shooting Stars of Ibadan in continuation of the top flight
The following game after that of the visitors from Ibadan will see the home side engaging Barau Football Club in a local derby and later on confront Niger Tornadoes of Minna all at same venue Sani Abacha Stadium in the heart of Kano city
Responding to questions on the mid week duel ,match Coach Evans Ogenyi of Sai Masu Gida decried how his boys lost so many scoring chances in the course of the game despite the fact that they have been training the strikers so hard on how best to utilise the chances
He explained that they would not fold their arms as the challenge is all over not restricted to Pillars alone
He however thanked his lads for their fighting spirit from the start to finish as according to him no team as of now is a push over likewise the match officials for their unbiased judgement and above all the visitors for their good football display
Also speaking , his counterpart of Kwara United Ashafat Suleiman,said they would go back to the drawing board to restrategize aimed at correcting their mistakes with a view to ensuring the ends justify the means during subsequent matches
