Kano Pillars F.C.

Founded in 1990, By Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima former chairman Nigeria Football Association and former sport commissioner of Kano, from the combination of WRECA FC, Kano Golden Stars and Bank of the North FC, Kano Pillars achieved outstanding success by winning the 2007–08 Nigerian Premier League. Kano Pillars produced players like Abiodun Baruwa who has since played for Swiss, Austrian, Welsh and British Clubs and Sani Kaita who later plays for Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Another Prominent player is Ahmed Garba 'Yaro Yaro' who later plays for AB in Denmark and a notable player from Kano Pillars FC is Ahmed Musa who played for Leicester City in the English Premier league after joining from CSKA Moscow. It was registered as a limited liability company with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria, and then registered with the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) as a professional football club. The Kano Pillars drew an average home league attendance of 10,000 in the 2016 league season.

In the 2020/2021 NPFL season, Kano Pillars were fined a whopping sum of ₦7,500,000.00 for failing to follow the orders of the LMC and NFF, which prohibited fans from viewing live games in the stadium. Fans disrupted a top table clash between Akwa United and Kano Pillars. The game ended 0-0 after it was concluded the following day.[2]

They were relegated from NPFL on 16 July 2022 following the confirmation of a verdict against them for the deduction of 3 points, despite an appeal which the NFF committee disregarded against their complaint. The verdict on them was a penalty for what their former chairman did to match officials in their encounter with Dakkada FC[3]

• Nigerian Premier League

Champions (4): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013, 2014.

Runners-up (1): 2009–10.

• Nigerian FA Cup

Winners (2): 2019, 1953

Runners-up (2): 1991, 2018.

• Nigerian super cup. 1.winners 2008.
• "'Nigerian super four"'. (runners up)2.

• CAF Champions League: 6 appearances

Kano Pillars arrival to Ahmadu Bello Stadium for a friendly match.

2009 – Semi-finals

2011 – First Round

2013 – First Round

2014 – Preliminary Round

2015 – First Round

2020 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 0 appearance

As of 12 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GHA Ibrahim Iddrisu 2 DF  CMR Ngweni Ndassi 3 DF  NGA Sani Nasiru 4 MF  NGA Chinedu Ike 6 DF  NGA Musa Munkaila 8 MF  NGA Mustapha Salisu 9 FW  NGA Joseph Yanki 10 MF  NGA Rabiu Ali 11 MF  NGA Chris Madaki 12 GK  NGA Joshua Enaholo 14 DF  NGA Emmanuel Anyanwu 16 FW  NGA Bright Silas 18 MF  NGA Kokoete Udo 19 FW  NGA Amia Kenneth Kumbur 20 FW  NGA Mustapha Jibrin

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  NGA Yusuf Seun 23 GK  NGA Suraj Ayeleso 24 FW  NGA David Ebuka 25 MF  NGA Aniekeme Okon 26 DF  NGA Chinedu Sunday Chukwu 27 DF  NGA Victor Dennis 28 FW  NGA Nwagua Nyima 29 MF  NGA Chibuike Ewenike 30 DF  NGA Fahad Usman 31 MF  NGA Yusuf Maigoro 33 DF  NGA Usman Abbas 34 FW  NGA Abbas Rabiu 36 MF  NGA Ali Abdullahi 38 FW  NGA Umar Shehu — FW  NGA Saidu Salisu

• Malik Jabir (2008–) (Technical Adviser)
• Ahmed Pele Abdu
• Ladan Bosso (2011)
• Baba Ganaru
• Kadiri Ikhana (1991), (1997–98), (2007–08), (2016–date)
• Ivo Sajh (2009)

Salisu Yusuf Okey Emordi Evans Ogenyi

• Rabiu Ali
• Ahmed Musa
• Junior Lokosa
• Chinedu Udoji
• Ndubisi Chukunyere
• Yaseer El, Hakimee

• Kano Pillars FC Official Website