Kano Pillars 2-1 Rivers United — NPFL, 19 Apr 2026
Kano Pillars beat Rivers United 2-1 in the NPFL on 19 April 2026 at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. A. Musa, H. Surveyor got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Kano Pillars have won 2 and Rivers United 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 35'B. Babatunde
- Half-time0-0
- 50'B. Babatundeout: W. Falolu
- 56'
- 62'out: A. Mohammed
- 1-081'
- 1-189'
- 2-190'
- Full-time2-1
Line-ups
- 7A. Musa81'90'
- 28C. Okorie
- 27O. Akala
- 10R. Ali
- 30F. Usman
- 15A. Musa81'90'
- 1M. Galadima
- 3C. Ozor
- 29M. Lawan
- 18M. Jibrin62'
- 22J. Ezigbo
Substitutes
Coach: Hakeem Busari
- 6S. Manyo
- 32O. Onisodumeya
- 33T. Emekayi
- 29T. Otaniyi
- 30S. Obi56'
- 7F. Ubong
- 21W. Samuel
- 13T. Abdulrafiu
- 4O. Duke
- 23B. Babatunde35'50'
- 35E. Akobundu
Substitutes
- 34J. Noble
- 11A. Okon
- 24W. Falolu50'
- 25A. Omaka
- 31T. Zachariah
- 8D. Iyowuna
- 9H. Surveyor89'
- 36O. Elias
- 17S. Bell
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
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Rivers UnitedWLWLL
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Head-to-head
- 03 Dec 25Rivers United1-0Kano Pillars
- 25 Apr 25Kano Pillars2-0Rivers United
- 01 Dec 24Rivers United1-0Kano Pillars
- 09 Mar 24Rivers United1-1Kano Pillars
- 22 Oct 23Kano Pillars1-0Rivers United
- 03 Jul 22Rivers United1-0Kano Pillars
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