I expected more Northern teams to be strong contenders in the Nigeria Premier League title, but they haven't shown much improvement this season. Especially Kano Pillars, which is a team I expect more from, considering their past performances, honestly, their performance hasn't been impressive, and they've started the new season with poor performances again, having secured just 1 point from two matches and dropped 5 points.
Kano pillars had a poor campaign last season which they barely finished 11th on the table with 52 points, and they're tiptoeing on same path this season with a poor start after 2 games played with just 1 point. Among all the teams hailing from North Nigeria Plateau Utd was the the team with a performance that was worth noting last season. Seems like this new season the El-Kanemi Warriors are going to the brilliant Northern team to watch.