Salisu Yusuf he moved to Lobi Stars as an assistant coach and helping them win the National Challenge Cup (now Nigerian FA Cup) in 2003. He later moved to Dolphins F.C. where he worked as assistant coach until 2008 when he joined Kano Pillars as chief coach and eventually led them to win the 2008 Nigeria Premier League title. In 2009, the Nigeria Football Federation employed Yusuf as assistant coach to Samson Siasia who was serving as the head coach of the Nigeria national football team. Yusuf was still working with Siasia when Kano Pillars appointed him as technical adviser in 2010,
2018 Nigeria Federation Cup Round 1 [Sep 24] Akwa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa United 0-0 Kogi United Round 2 [Sep 26] Kogi United 0-1 Akwa United Nasarawa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Round 3 [Sep 28] Akwa United 0-2 Nasarawa United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Kogi United Final Table: [Oct 3] Kwara United 1-3 Katsina United [Agege stadium, Lagos] Enugu Rangers 1-1 Akwa United [4-2 pen] [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano] [Oct 4] Nasarawa United 1-0 El-Kanemi Warriors [Enyimba stadium, Aba] [Oct 7] Enyimba 2-4 Kano Pillars [Patani stadium, Gombe] [Oct 10] Enugu Rangers 4-2 Nasarawa United [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano] Katsina United 2-2 Kano Pillars