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By Olayinka Elebute And Oluwole Francis<\/p>\n

Five times\u00a0 Nigeria Professional Football League champions, Kano Pillars has added another feat to their growing trophy cabinet after they were\u00a0 crowned champions of the 2021 Presidential Cup after a 1-1 draw with Akwa United on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Kano warlords\u00a0 finished the invitational tournament with seven points in three matches, winning two games and drawing the last game, The 2018 Aiteo Cup champions\u00a0 defeated Lobi and Sunshine Stars before a 1-1 draw on Sunday night at the Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja.<\/p>\n

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Returnee home boy Ezekiel Bassey had put\u00a0 Akwa United ahead with a beautiful scripted midlfield moves to scored in the 22 minutes of the game,\u00a0 before Mustapha Jibrin benefited from a counter attack when Akwa United fail to convert their begging chance in the\u00a0 82nd minute to level scores for the Sai Maisugida travelling fans in the newly refurbished Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the game, Chairman of the club. Alhaji Yahaya Surajo Jambul, said the team has only demonstrated what the club believed in which is to always win every tournament they participate in.<\/p>\n

“We are just to focus to win and our target for the new season is to win the 2021\/2022 season that is kicking of\u00a0 these weekend” the chairman said.<\/p>\n

Speaking in the same vein, returnee Nigerian international goalkeeper Akpan Bassey, said he join the team to add more to his trophy cabinet and now with my first outing with Pillars we emerged the Presidential Cup winners, so you can imagined what I stand to gain playing for them these he echoed.<\/p>\n

2021\/22 NPFL season begins next Saturday December 17, 2021, and\u00a0 Akwa United will take on\u00a0 Kano Pillars on Monday at the Godswill Akpabio International in Uyo by 4 Pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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