Kano Pillars has won the Globacom premier League title for a third straight season after beating Nembe City 4-0 on Sunday and closest rivals, Enyimba failed to beat Dolphins also on Sunday.
Enyimba forced Dolphins to a 1-1 draw in Port Harcourt .
Kano Pillars now has 65 points to Enyimba’s 61. Even if Enyimba wins the last league game against Pillars in Aba next Sunday will still fall a point short of the champions.
The Champions piled the pressure on Nembe but not until the 23rd minute did it get the breakthrough.
Gambo Mohammmed back in the team after a minor injury took advantage of some slacking defending from Nembe City to head home a Promise James delivery.
Seven minutes later another Promise James pin point delivery was half cleared by Chijioke Umeonaku dropping nicely for Azeez Shobowale, who finishes doubling the Champions lead.
Nembe City managed only one shot on target before the half time.
Eight minutes after the restart, Theophilus Allison wasted Nembe’s best chance to pull a goal back by failing to hit the net with goalkeeper Theophilus Affelokhai at his mercy.
That loss came back to haunt them in the 63rd minute when Adamu Hassan scrambled home a third for Kano Pillars.
Three minutes later, Shobowale got his brace and his team fourth robbing goalkeeper Ifeanyi Agu before slamming the ball into the empty net.
Kano Pillars stroke the ball around to run the clock down and secure all three points.
