Shooting Stars 2–1 Kano Pillars

NPFL 2026 Matchweek 28 · 1 Mar 2026

Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars in the NPFL 2026.

At Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.

Shooting Stars beat Kano Pillars 2–1. S. Ibrahim opened the scoring for Shooting Stars after 30 minutes. Q. Adegoke made it 2–0 after 62 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Shooting Stars: S. Ibrahim 30', Q. Adegoke 62'
• Kano Pillars: M. Jibrin 79'

Shooting Stars starting lineup

• 33 E. Godgift
• 22 I. Falke
• 29 J. Amusat
• 23 G. Adelowo
• 4 D. Ojietefian
• 13 S. Amos
• 31 K. Tijjani
• 10 A. Ayobami
• 19 I. Ayodele
• 14 L. Emmanuel
• 27 S. Ibrahim

Kano Pillars starting lineup

• 33 A. Okeke
• 2 A. Abdullahi
• 30 F. Usman
• 5 H. Yakubu
• 13 M. Mukhtar
• 27 O. Akala
• 14 A. Mohammed
• 10 R. Ali
• 7 A. Musa
• 18 M. Jibrin
• 9 L. Dadong

Match events

• 23′ Kano Pillars: Yellow Card, H. Yakubu
• 30′ Shooting Stars: Normal Goal, S. Ibrahim
• 59′ Shooting Stars: Substitution, Q. Adegoke, L. Emmanuel
• 62′ Shooting Stars: Normal Goal, Q. Adegoke
• 67′ Kano Pillars: Yellow Card
• 69′ Shooting Stars: Substitution, J. Akpan, S. Ibrahim
• 74′ Kano Pillars: Substitution, W. Yikat, A. Mohammed
• 74′ Kano Pillars: Substitution, C. Okorie, R. Ali
• 79′ Kano Pillars: Normal Goal, M. Jibrin
• 83′ Kano Pillars: Substitution, G. Ugochukwu, A. Abdullahi
• 86′ Kano Pillars: Yellow Card
• 90′ Shooting Stars: Substitution, T. Azeez, A. Ayobami
• 90′ Shooting Stars: Substitution, J. Namapele, I. Ayodele

Shooting Stars before this match

• at Plateau United 1–4 (Plateau United) · Matchweek 27, 22 Feb 2026
• vs Warri Wolves 4–2 (Warri Wolves) · Matchweek 26, 15 Feb 2026
• at Kun Khalifat FC 0–2 (Kun Khalifat FC) · Matchweek 25, 8 Feb 2026
• at Ikorodu City 0–1 (Ikorodu City) · Matchweek 23, 29 Jan 2026
• vs Bendel Insurance 1–0 (Bendel Insurance) · Matchweek 22, 25 Jan 2026

Kano Pillars before this match

• vs El Kanemi Warriors 3–0 (El Kanemi Warriors) · Matchweek 27, 22 Feb 2026
• at Kwara United 1–1 (Kwara United) · Matchweek 26, 15 Feb 2026
• vs Remo Stars 1–0 (Remo Stars) · Matchweek 25, 8 Feb 2026
• at Enugu Rangers 0–2 (Enugu Rangers) · Matchweek 24, 1 Feb 2026
• vs Katsina United 1–0 (Katsina United) · Matchweek 23, 28 Jan 2026