{"id":319697,"date":"2011-03-18T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/nigeria-pillars-hopeful-against-casablanca\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T11:51:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:51:04","slug":"nigeria-pillars-hopeful-against-casablanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/nigeria-pillars-hopeful-against-casablanca\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Pillars Hopeful Against Casablanca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"48.1955484897\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.champion.com.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6086cdc7champion180.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Champion (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Daily Champion (Lagos)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>18 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>ONE of Nigeria&#8217;s Orange CAF champions league campaigners, Kano Pillars have assured that they will not disappoint against Widad de Casablanca of Morocco in the Sunday&#8217;s first leg of the round of 16 elite clubs clash.<\/p>\n<p>Pillars who ended the ambition of the Liberian champions, Mighty Barolle in the first stanza, the team handler, Isah Ladan Bosso said that they are not scared of the North African opponent rather Nigerians should expect the best from them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going ahead with our normal preparations believing that we will acquit ourselves very well. We hope to improve on our last performance against the Liberian champion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pillars registered 30 players for the CAF champions league so I do not think there will be any problem selecting 18 players for the assignment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;North Africans play peculiar style, we know how to handle them and we are determined not to disappoint the fans and our sponsors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former national Under-17 coach will however want Nigerians to commit into prayers the activities of the nation&#8217;s continental flag bearers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need prayers from Nigerians for Pillars, Enyimba, Sunshine Stars and Kaduna United, they are representing the country and not their respective clubs and they should be prayed for consistently,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the two-leg game is expected to face the title holders and world clubs championship finalist, DR Congo&#8217;s TP Mazempe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103180644.html\" title=\"Nigeria: Pillars Hopeful Against Casablanca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigeria: Pillars Hopeful Against Casablanca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 18 March 2011 ONE of Nigeria&#8217;s Orange CAF champions league campaigners, Kano Pillars have assured that they will not disappoint against Widad de Casablanca of Morocco in the Sunday&#8217;s first leg of the round of 16 elite clubs clash. 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