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NPFL: Musa bags brace, misses penalty on Pillars return

Making his third debut for Kano Pillars in the week five game, Musa justified Adballah’s confidence in him as it took him just four minutes to register his name on the score sheet with a lethal finish.

He was at the right place at the right time to fire Pillars in front from the edge of the box after being teed up by Mustapha Umar, who made a solo run down the right.

Six minutes after the restart, the former Leicester City striker made it 2-0 for Pillars but missed the chance to score a hat-trick when his 70th-minute penalty hit the post.

The 31-year-old’s brace was enough to secure a second win of the season for Pillars, who hadn’t won since their opening day 3-0 thrashing of Ikorodu City.

Musa and Nigeria midfielder Shehu Abdullahi rejoined the Sai Masu Gida on short-term contracts for the 2024/25 season.