Kano Pillars vs Katsina UnitedLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Kano Pillars

Musa72'

-FT

Jan 28, 2026

Sani Abacha Stadium

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Match Timeline

Goal!

1-0

Ahmed Musa

72'·Kano Pillars

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59'Substitution

Yusuf Maigoro· In

Williams Yikat· Out

Kano Pillars

Statistics of the Game

Kano Pillars

Katsina United

1Goals0

Kano Pillars

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

Abuchi Okeke

Ali Abdullahi

Abdullahi Musa

Mohammed Mukhtar

Fahad Usman

Olakunle Akala

Mustapha Umar

Rabiu Ali

Ahmed Musa

Williams Yikat

Chiedozie Okorie

Substitutes

Mohammed Galadima

Habibu Yakubu

Yusuf Maigoro

Auwalu Ali Malam

Yusuf Jibrin

Abdulmutalif Sanusi

Bernard Ovoke

Izuchukwu Christian Olewunne

Katsina United

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

Zalli Abdullahi

Moses Adikwu

Ejike Uzoechi

Sanusi Sani

Sani Faisal

Christopher Richards Ezinwa

Usman Barau

Azeez Falolu

Massally Boubacar

Uche Collins

Trialist A

Substitutes

Saidu Hamisu

Elijah Akanni

Haruna Attah

Nafiu Kangiwa

Abubakar Sadiq Auwal

Abba Dali

Abubakar Isyaku

Jamilu Yusuf

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ali Abdullahi DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ahmed Musa FW	-	90'	1	-	-	-	-
Rabiu Ali MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Mustapha Umar FW	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Mohammed Mukhtar DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Abdullahi Musa DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Chiedozie Okorie FW	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Fahad Usman DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Abuchi Okeke GK	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Yusuf Maigoro MF	-	31'	0	-	-	-	-

Kano Pillars vs Katsina United — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Kano Pillars	15	L1	0	1	0	1	10/15	6-2
Katsina United	15	D1	1	2	0	0	8/15	4-3

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Kano Pillars — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Warri Wolves2025-12-14
W2-1 vs Plateau United2025-12-21
W3-0 vs Nasarawa United2025-12-28
W1-0 @ Nasarawa United2026-01-14
L0-1 vs Abia Warriors2026-01-18

Katsina United — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Rivers United2025-12-22
W1-0 @ Kun Khalifat2025-12-28
W2-0 vs Kun Khalifat2026-01-15
L0-2 @ Warri Wolves2026-01-19
D0-0 vs Plateau United2026-01-24

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 7
Period covered: 2021-12-30 – 2025-09-07
Kano Pillars wins: 3
Draws: 0
Katsina United wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 1.57
Over 2.5 goals: 14%
Both teams scored: 14%
Home side won: 100%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Kano Pillars view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 1.57

Aggregated from 7 finished meetings (2021-12-30 – 2025-09-07) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 7)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-07	Katsina United	1-0	Kano Pillars
2025-05-07	Katsina United	1-0	Kano Pillars
2024-12-08	Kano Pillars	1-0	Katsina United
2024-02-28	Katsina United	3-2	Kano Pillars
2023-10-07	Kano Pillars	1-0	Katsina United

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Kano Pillars	9	38	51	-2	LWLWL	10	-1
Katsina United	10	37	51	-3	LWLWL	10	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsKano Pillars 51 · Katsina United 51
Positions: #9 vs #10
Goals per game: 0.97/1.03 vs 0.86/0.95scored/conceded per game · league average 1.01

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-28

Previous Meetings

Last 7 matches

Won 43%

(3/7)

Draw 0%

(0/7)

Won 57%

(4/7)

Goals

5-6

Total matches

Recent matches (5/7)

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Kano Pillars wins

Draws

Katsina United wins

Goals Scored

5 - 6

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match Report

Level on 51 points, Kano Pillars (9th) and Katsina United (10th) met as equals in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.03 for Kano Pillars and 0.86/0.95 for Katsina United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.

Across 7 recorded meetings, Kano Pillars have 3 wins to Katsina United's 4, with 0 draws, at 1.57 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 100% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.

The venue was Sani Abacha Stadium, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.

Goal scorers

Kano Pillars: Ahmed Musa (72')

More details:

Kano Pillars — live results and schedule Katsina United — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Kano Pillars vs Katsina United?

Kano Pillars 1-0 Katsina United. Npfl match played on 28 Jan 2026.

What league is Kano Pillars vs Katsina United in?

This match is part of the Npfl. The match was played at Sani Abacha Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Kano Pillars and Katsina United?

In 7 meetings between 2021 and 2025: Kano Pillars has 3 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses against Katsina United.

Where was Kano Pillars vs Katsina United played?

The match was played at Sani Abacha Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Kano Pillars vs Katsina United — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/7)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match Report

Goal scorers

Frequently Asked Questions