The Quartet of the Nasarawa United pillars, Wikki, Plateau United and Kano have qualified for the semifinals of the 2025 edition of the Gusau/Ahlan Cup 2025
This year’s tournament will serve football lovers worldwide the perfect opportunity to see the best NPFL sides of the northern part of the country fights each other.
The first final of the quarterfinals saw Nasarawa United overcome the Lobi stars through the solitary strike of Ajibade Olawale, while Wikki tourists ran disturbances by putting three goals beyond Niger’s tornadoes.
Sadiq Abdullahi, Ahmed Lick, were on a score sheet for Wikki tourists and Nickson Ironsi’s spotkick was the last nail that Wikki needed to submit to his opponents.
However, FC Basira would achieve one of its best performances to draw with Plateau United, but Peace’s Boys claimed the rights to blush 10-9 in penalty shootings.
The last quarter -final game saw the Northwest derby among the eternal rivals Kano Pillars and Katsina United.
In the other semifinal, Ali Mallam put pillars with an intelligent final in the 16th minute and then in the part -time blow, Umar Sani Yakasai doubled the scores after beating the trap offside to bury Rabiu Ali’s pass.
However, Okorie Chiedozie will put the cherry cherry when she found space to the right to beat Moses Adikwu by speed before reaching the goal in the midst of the wild celebration of fans in the stadium of the city of Lafia.
With the results, Kano Pillars will face Wikki tourists in the first semifinal at 1pm, while Nasarawa United and Plateau United will go to the battle for the second place at 3pm on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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