Bendel Insurance 3–2 Kano Pillars

NPFL 2026 Matchweek 13 · 15 Nov 2025

Bendel Insurance vs Kano Pillars in the NPFL 2026.

At Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

Bendel Insurance beat Kano Pillars 3–2. K. Oke Solomon opened the scoring for Bendel Insurance after 17 minutes. E. Akpan made it 3–2 after 87 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Bendel Insurance: K. Oke Solomon 17', E. Dung 75', E. Akpan 87'
• Kano Pillars: R. Ali 34' (pen), C. Okorie 38'

Bendel Insurance starting lineup

• 12 J. Baba
• 15 E. Enabulele
• 28 A. Yazid
• 26 P. Itoro
• 35 C. Amaefule
• 3 H. Onyia
• 5 E. Akpan
• 10 A. Osayande
• 25 E. Dung
• 34 K. Akinmola
• 21 K. Oke Solomon

Kano Pillars starting lineup

• 1 M. Galadima
• 2 A. Abdullahi
• 6 I. Inuwa
• 13 M. Mukhtar
• 3 C. Ozor
• 16 S. Idris
• 27 O. Akala
• 10 R. Ali
• 11 M. Umar
• 35 I. Olewunne
• 28 C. Okorie

Match events

• 17′ Bendel Insurance: Normal Goal, K. Oke Solomon
• 34′ Kano Pillars: Penalty, R. Ali
• 38′ Kano Pillars: Normal Goal, C. Okorie
• 46′ Bendel Insurance: Substitution, N. Anthony, K. Akinmola
• 46′ Bendel Insurance: Substitution, I. Emmanuel, P. Itoro
• 50′ Bendel Insurance: Yellow Card
• 58′ Kano Pillars: Yellow Card
• 66′ Bendel Insurance: Yellow Card
• 69′ Bendel Insurance: Yellow Card
• 71′ Kano Pillars: Yellow Card
• 74′ Kano Pillars: Substitution, H. Yakubu, O. Akala
• 74′ Kano Pillars: Substitution, U. Sani, R. Ali
• 75′ Bendel Insurance: Normal Goal, E. Dung
• 82′ Bendel Insurance: Substitution, E. Ubiomo, K. Oke Solomon
• 82′ Bendel Insurance: Substitution, J. John, A. Osayande
• 87′ Bendel Insurance: Normal Goal, E. Akpan
• 90+2′ Bendel Insurance: Substitution, P. Anyanwu, E. Dung

Bendel Insurance before this match

• at Plateau United 0–1 (Plateau United) · Matchweek 12, 10 Nov 2025
• vs Rivers United 0–0 (Rivers United) · Matchweek 9, 6 Nov 2025
• vs Warri Wolves 1–1 (Warri Wolves) · Matchweek 11, 1 Nov 2025
• at Kun Khalifat FC 1–1 (Kun Khalifat FC) · Matchweek 10, 26 Oct 2025
• at Ikorodu City 0–1 (Ikorodu City) · Matchweek 8, 12 Oct 2025

Kano Pillars before this match

• vs Bayelsa United 0–0 (Bayelsa United) · Matchweek 12, 9 Nov 2025
• at Enyimba 0–2 (Enyimba) · Matchweek 11, 2 Nov 2025
• vs Niger Tornadoes 0–2 (Niger Tornadoes) · Matchweek 10, 25 Oct 2025
• at Barau FC 1–2 (Barau FC) · Matchweek 9, 19 Oct 2025
• vs Shooting Stars 1–1 (Shooting Stars) · Matchweek 8, 12 Oct 2025