| Nigeria Premier League | 07/18 15:00 | 33 |
[4] Kano Pillars
v
Dakkada FC
[9] |
W | 2-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 07/11 15:00 | 32 |
[16] Sunshine Stars FC
v
Kano Pillars
[2]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 07/04 15:00 | 31 |
Kano Pillars
v
Lobi Stars FC
|
W | 3-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/30 15:00 | 30 |
[12] MFM FC
v
Kano Pillars
[3]
|
L | 2-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/27 15:00 | 29 |
Kano Pillars
v
Ifeanyi Ubah FC
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/20 15:00 | 28 |
[16] Jigawa Golden Stars
v
Kano Pillars
[2]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/13 15:00 | 27 |
Kano Pillars
v
Akwa United
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/09 15:00 | 26 |
[5] Rivers United
v
Kano Pillars
[1]
|
L | 2-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 06/06 15:00 | 25 |
[2] Kano Pillars
v
Enyimba
[7] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 05/30 15:00 | 24 |
[10] Plateau United
v
Kano Pillars
[1]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 05/26 15:00 | 23 |
[2] Kano Pillars
v
Nasarawa United
[4] 
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 05/23 15:00 | 22 |
[16] Katsina Utd
v
Kano Pillars
[2]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 05/16 15:00 | 21 |
[2] Kano Pillars
v
Adamawa United FC
[20] |
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 05/09 15:00 | 20 |
[17] Warri Wolves FC
v
Kano Pillars
[2]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 04/04 15:00 | 19 |
[3] Kano Pillars
v
Warri Wolves FC
[17]
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 03/28 15:00 | 18 |
[3] Kano Pillars
v
Heartland FC
[11] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 03/21 15:00 | 17 |
[13] Wikki Tourists
v
Kano Pillars
[3]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 03/17 15:00 | 16 |
[5] Kano Pillars
v
Kwara United
[1] 
|
W | 2-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 03/14 15:00 | 15 |
[12] Abia Warriors
v
Kano Pillars
[3]
|
L | 4-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 03/07 15:00 | 14 |
Kano Pillars
v
Enugu Rangers Intl FC
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/28 13:00 | 13 |
[16] Dakkada FC
v
Kano Pillars
[1]
|
L | 3-2 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/24 15:00 | 12 |
[3] Kano Pillars
v
Sunshine Stars FC
[10]
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/21 15:00 | 11 |
[11] Lobi Stars FC
v
Kano Pillars
[3]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/14 15:00 | 10 |
[4] Kano Pillars
v
MFM FC
[14]
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/08 13:00 | 9 |
[17] Ifeanyi Ubah FC
v
Kano Pillars
[4]
|
W | 0-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 02/03 15:00 | 8 |
[9] Kano Pillars
v
Jigawa Golden Stars
[12] |
W | 2-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 01/30 15:00 | 7 |
[15] Akwa United
v
Kano Pillars
[6]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 01/27 15:00 | 6 |
Kano Pillars
v
Rivers United
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 01/17 15:00 | 5 |
[10] Enyimba
v
Kano Pillars
[3]
|
L | 2-1 | |
| Nigeria Premier League | 01/13 15:00 | 4 |
[9] Kano Pillars
v
Plateau United
[10]
|
W | 1-0 |
Wikipedia - Kano Pillars F.C.
Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Kano, North Western part of Nigeria. They play in the first tier division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional Football League. Their home stadium is Sani Abacha Stadium. Kano Pillars FC was founded in 1990, the year the professional association football league started in Nigeria. It was an amalgamation of three amateur clubs in Kano State.
History
Founded in 1990, by Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, former chairman of Nigeria Football Association and former sports 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.
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
2009 Champions League
They are also nicknamed "Ahly Killers" as they scored 2 magnificent goals in Egypt and drew with Al Ahly Cairo in Egypt 2–2 and 1–1 in Nigeria, so the Ahly Killers went to the Group stage in the African Champions League on the away goals rule. They made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated against fellow Nigerian team Heartland.
The team's colors are red and white, and they play their home matches at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Kano Pillars have a reputation for developing talented young players and have produced several Nigerian internationals over the years.
With a rich history and a strong tradition of success, Kano Pillars are a force to be reckoned with in Nigerian football. Their commitment to excellence and dedication to the sport make them a formidable opponent on the pitch.