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,
Nigeria Amateur League Division Two F - Vom Vet Rovers, FC Solid of Jos, Corithians FC of Bukuru, Lobi Juniors, Kurmi Market FC of Kano, FC Heart of Abuja, Malumfashi United Group G - El-Rasheed Homers FC, Wunti FC of Bauchi, Yankari Babes FC, Makwada FC, Bareta FC of Gombe, El-Kanemi Babes of Maiduguri, Super Pillars FC of Gombe, Yamtallawah FC Group H - Cosmos FC of Kano, Kano United, Samba Kurna (Kano), Kano Stars FC, Ramsy FC of Kano, Kano Eleven FC, Nasara FC, Katsina City Stars Teams in bold won their group and were promoted to Division One for 2015 Group A -