KANO PILLARS ON TO A GOOD START IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

One of Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF
Champions League, Kano Pillars, on Saturday
got their campaign in the continent’s
biggest club football competition on a bright
note as they secured a 5-1 win in their first
round, first leg game against Olympique de
Bangui of Central African Republic.
The game, which took place inside the Sani
Abacha Stadium in Kano, saw the Nigerian
League champions hit the ground running
from the blast of the whistle; and they were
soon rewarded when Bello Kofomata got
the first goal in the 15th minute.
The Kano team soon doubled their lead
when Ali Nasiru registered his name on the
scorer’s sheet after finding the back of the
net in the 38th minute and that brought
some smiles and relief in the face of Coach
Baba Ganaru .
The smiles were however short-lived as the
visitors who were not willing to lie low and
be ran over pulled a goal back just before
the half time break.
Pillars, who before the game had boasted
that they would be gunning for a big win so
as to make the return leg in a fortnight a
mere formality, stepped up their game in the
second half and added three more goals to
their tally.
Substitute Nofiru Ali netted a brace while
Rabiu Aminu scored once thus ensuring that
the Nigerian representatives head to the
second leg with a comfortable 5-1 win.
Enugu Rangers, the other team representing
Nigeria in the Champions League, will be in
action on Sunday as they entertain Sporting
Príncipe at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in
Enugu.