Kano Pillars’ winger, Yusuf Abdullahi, on Sunday, scored five goals to help his team secure maximum points away to Gombe United in a Nigerian Premier Football League match.
The Match Day 11 fixture of the NPFL 2023/2024 season, which was played at Pantami Township Stadium, Gombe, saw Kano Pillars thrashing the home team 5-2, with 18-year-old Abdullahi scoring all five goals for the visitors.
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In a post-match conference, the Technical Adviser of Kano Pillars, Abdullahi Maikaba, described the result of the match as “exciting and very nice.”
Maikaba said he was particularly happy that one of his young players scored all five goals after several attempts at scoring in previous matches.
“My happiness is that one of the brilliant talents that is coming up in Nigeria has scored all the five goals. It is a wonderful day for Kano pillars, me and my team,” he said.
While commending Abdullahi, Maikaba said the player had been making a series of attempts to net his first goal for the club but he had been losing goals-scoring opportunities from the beginning of the season till today.
“I have been telling him that the first goal is the key. If he can get his first goal, it will motivate him to score more.
“I am happy that his first goal geared him up to get four more in just one match,” Maikaba said.
He said Yusuf, with the kind of talent and skills he possessed, could represent Nigeria at the junior levels and make the country proud just the way he had been impressive for Kano Pillars.
Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Abdullahi described his five goals against Gombe United as a milestone in his football career and a moment he would cherish for a long time to come.