{"id":155355,"date":"2025-03-16T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T10:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-abuchi-optimistic-kano-pillars-will-overcome-nasarawa-united"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:22:31","slug":"npfl-abuchi-optimistic-kano-pillars-will-overcome-nasarawa-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-abuchi-optimistic-kano-pillars-will-overcome-nasarawa-united","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Abuchi optimistic Kano Pillars will overcome Nasarawa United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Kano Pillars goalkeeper, Destiny Abuchi, says that his team will secure maximum points in their matchday 29 encounter against Nasarawa United.<\/p>\n<p>The Sai Masu Gida will lock horns with Nasarawa United at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Sunday (today).<\/p>\n<p>Abuchi said that the players have resolved to make up for the away defeat in Ilorin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hungry to win. We lost our last match against Kwara United last week, and we are back home to correct our mistakes,\u201d Abuchi told Nigerian Players Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have geared up and are ready to face any club in the NPFL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a way for the visiting Nasarawa United today. They are going back to Lafia with zero points. We will show them no mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Kano Pillars goalkeeper, Destiny Abuchi, says that his team will secure maximum points in their matchday 29 encounter against Nasarawa United. The Sai Masu Gida will lock horns with Nasarawa United at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Sunday (today). 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