Kano Pillars defeated Niger Tornadoes 3-2 in a thrilling Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday two encounter at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday.

The hosts scored twice in the first half through Ubong Friday and Fabian Nworie.

Nworie scored his second and Kano Pillars’ third nine minutes after the break.

Niger Tornadoes scored twice through Godfrey Joseph and Wasiu Jimoh but were unable to find the equaliser.

At the New Jos Stadium, Plateau United recorded their first win of the season, edging Kwara United 1-0.

Alex Aghahowa’s 29th minute strike separated the two teams on the night.

In Lafia, Nasarawa United scraped past Bendel Insurance 1-0 courtesy of Sam Pam’s 55th minute strike.

In the day’s other fixture, Kun Khalifat FC were held to a 0-0 by Barau FC at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri.

Full Results

Kun Khalifat 0-0 Barau

Nasarawa Utd 1-0 Bendel Insurance

Plateau Utd 1-0 Kwara Utd

Kano Pillars 3-2 Niger Tornadoes

Nigerian striker Noah Abolaji Salaudeen is enjoying an extraordinary goalscoring run in Lithuania, producing another sensational display with a hat-trick in a thrilling 6–3 victory.

The latest treble takes Noah’s remarkable run to three consecutive hat-tricks, further underlining his consistency and growing reputation as one of the most prolific forwards in his competition.

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The match was anything but straightforward.

Noah’s team opened the scoring through Nedas, but the opposition quickly responded with an equaliser. The Nigerian striker then had an opportunity to put his side back in front after winning a penalty when he was fouled by the goalkeeper inside the box.

Following a lengthy six-minute delay before the spot-kick was taken, Noah unfortunately missed from the penalty spot.

But rather than allowing the setback to affect him, the forward responded almost immediately.

Noah raced beyond the goalkeeper and defender before brilliantly setting up Matas, who restored his team’s advantage at 2–1.

The opposition levelled again before half-time, sending both teams into the break at 2–2.

After the interval, however, Noah took control.

The Nigerian striker gave his team the lead once again with a powerful header, before adding another goal to make it 4–2 after receiving an assist from Lukas Tatarunas.

Ignas then added a fifth before the opposition pulled one back to reduce the deficit to 5–3.

With the game still requiring a final decisive moment, Noah completed his hat-trick in style, finishing from an assist by Nedas to seal the impressive 6–3 victory.

Speaking after another extraordinary outing, Noah said:

“Missing the penalty was disappointing, but I knew I had to stay focused and help the team. I’m happy I was able to respond with goals and an assist. I just want to keep working hard, keep scoring and help my team win.”

Noah Salaudeen’s 2026 Numbers 📊

League:
⚽ 31 goals
🅰️ 12 assists
🔥 43 goal contributions

Cup:
⚽ 6 goals
🅰️ 1 assist
🔥 7 goal contributions

Overall:

⚽ 37 goals
🅰️ 13 assists
🔥 50 goal contributions

The numbers tell the story.

Noah has now registered an astonishing 50 goal contributions in 2026, consisting of 37 goals and 13 assists across league and cup competitions.

Even more remarkable is his current scoring streak: three consecutive hat-tricks.

The Nigerian forward has responded to every challenge with goals, and his latest performance further strengthens his credentials as a striker capable of producing consistently at a remarkable level.

Three straight hat-tricks. 37 goals. 13 assists. 50 goal contributions.

Noah Abolaji Salaudeen is not slowing down.