In a game which Ex-Kano Pillars coach, Ladan Bosso needed all three
points to prove to the pillars hierarchy they were wrong in letting him
leave two seasons, Abia Warriors who shocked Enyimba 1-0 last week in
the Aba derby found the visitors a hard nut to crack and ended the half
0-0 with possession evenly shared between both teams.
Abia Warriors resumed the second half pushing the visitors back and
Bishop Onyeudo's poor finish was the saving grace for Kano Pillars in
the 55th minute.
Pillars will however threatened with a chance of their own 10 minutes
later with Kabiru Umar shooting narrowly wide after good work from Bello
Kofarmata on the right.
Abia Warriors almost punished Pillars for the miss but a screamer from
Cletus Itodo brought out a fine reflex save for Theophilus Affelokhai in
goal for Kano Pillars.
Kano Pillars responded to the scare by putting up a nice shift
defensively, which was good enough for the champions to grab their first
away point, while Abia Warriors will rue missed opportunities that cost
them all three points.
The point gained will ease the pressure on coach Okey Emordi, who has
been heavily and roundly criticised by the Pillars faithful for the team
indifferent start to the defence of their title.
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