Finally! Pillars pick up elusive Cup, defeat Tornadoes on Penalties

Pillars who have reached the finals twice – 1990 and 2018 – finally broke their duck with a hard fought victory.

Congratulations to @KanoPillarsFC 2019 AITEO Cup champions!!! #AiteoCupFinal19 pic.twitter.com/loR6dePkDA

— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) July 28, 2019

Last season Ibrahim Musa and players suffered a penalty heart break against Rangers, despite holding a 3-0 lead for the most part of the game.

This season, after a goalless result in regulation time, the game was decided on penalties and it stretched into sudden death and Pillars prevailed.

More to follow…

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Pillars who have reached the finals twice – 1990 and 2018 – finally broke their duck with a hard fought victory.

Congratulations to @KanoPillarsFC 2019 AITEO Cup champions!!! #AiteoCupFinal19 pic.twitter.com/loR6dePkDA

— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) July 28, 2019

Last season Ibrahim Musa and players suffered a penalty heart break against Rangers, despite holding a 3-0 lead for the most part of the game.

This season, after a goalless result in regulation time, the game was decided on penalties and it stretched into sudden death and Pillars prevailed.

More to follow…