Ahmed Musa marked his return to the Nigerian Professional Football League with an assist as Kano Pillars piped Adamawa United 1-0 on Sunday.
The Super Eagles Captain teed up Rabiu Ali for the only goal of the tight encounter in the second 45 minutes after the Caliphate side failed to convert begging chances in the first-half.
Following this triumph, the four-time Nigerian elite division kings remained second on the NPFL log having accrued 40 points from 21 matches in the 2020-21 campaign.
Akwa United remained at the summit of the log thanks to their 2-0 win versus cross-city rivals Dakkada FC.
Musa, who skippered the Pillars to a win over Adamawa United, could be handed his second start when Kano Pillars take on Katsina United in their next outing on May 23.
The 28-year-old started his career in Europe with Eredivisie side VVV Venlo and his impressive performances at the Dutch side saw him sign for Russian top-flight side CSKA Moscow.
Having won three league titles, one Russian Cup and two Russia Super Cups with the Horses in his four-year spell, he joined Leicester City on July 8, 2016, for a club record of £16.6 million at the time.
The former Leicester City man is part of Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles that will take on Cameroon on June 4 in Vienna.
