The fate of Kano Pillars and Katsina United is in each other's hands on Thursday final hour Two fiercely competitive football teams, Kan...
The fate of Kano Pillars and Katsina United is in each other's hands on Thursday
final hour
Two fiercely competitive football teams, Kano Pillars and Katsina United, rely on one another as they battle to return to the Nigerian Premier League of the NPFL.
Pillars will play Katsina in the Nigeria National League's (NNL) Northern Group finale on Thursday in Asaba, Delta State.
Pillars are in first place with six points, followed by Katsina in second place with three points. After that, EFCC FC had a point whereas DMD FC had none.
The winner of the rivalry game will face the winner of the South Group, which is presently led by Sporting Lagos with six points, Heartland with four, Stormers SC with one, and FC One Rocket with none. Sporting Lagos is now leading the South Group with six points, followed by Heartland, Stormers SC, and FC One Rocket.
Contrary to the rumours that have been spreading since Monday that Pillars has already secured a spot in the NPFL, they must pick up at least one point in the upcoming games; otherwise, if they lose to Katsina, their goal total won't be at least four.
Pillars won both of its contests in the North Group.
Currently, Pillars have three goals in two games while Katsina have three goals and three goals conceded with no goals yet.
Soon after the game, a number of fans started congratulating Pillars on their promotion to the NPFL on social media.
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The Pillars were sent to the NNL minor league after finishing 19th in the previous NPFL, according to the end of the story that was posted on Twitter.
The team, which has previously won the premiership four times, was demoted for the first time in 21 years when the NFF commission penalised Pillars three points for fan disturbance during a match against Dakkada FC.
Then-club president Surajo Yahaya Jambul was seen slapping the assistant referee Daramola Olalekan at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano during the game.