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 plays 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.

• Nigerian Premier League

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

Runners-up (1): 2009–10.

• Nigerian FA Cup

Winners (1): 2019.

Runners-up (2): 1991, 2018.

• Nigerian Super Cup

Winners (1): 2007–08.

Runners-up (1): 2012.

Home unbeaten run since 21 June 2003 when they lost to Julius Berger FC Ended after 12 years with loss to Nasarawa United August 2015.

• CAF Champions League: 5 appearances

2009 – Semi-finals

2011 – First Round

2013 – First Round

2014 – Preliminary Round

2015 – First Round

As of 14 January 2018

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  NGA Yusuf Muhammad 2 DF  NGA Auwalu Ali Malam 3 DF  NGA Adamu Murtala 4 DF  CMR Joel Djondang 5 MF  NGA Samuel Daniel 10 MF  NGA Rabiu Ali 12 MF  NGA Sikiru Kamal 17 MF  NGA Manu Garba 19 FW  NGA Adamu Hassan Lawal 20 FW  NGA Nazifi Yahya 21 FW  NGA Junior Lokosa 22 GK  NGA David Obiozor

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  NGA Emmanuel Adoyi 24 DF  NGA Emmanuel Anyanwu 27 DF  NGA Victor Dennis 28 FW  NGA Nwagua Nyima 29 MF  NGA Ojebisi Adewale 30 DF  NGA Chris Madaki 31 GK  NGA Danladi Isah 33 DF  NGA Idris Aloma 34 DF  NGA Fahad Usman 35 MF  NGA Alhassan Ibrahim 38 MF  NGA Yusuf Maigoro 40 MF  NGA Jamil Muhammad 41 DF  CMR Ngweni Ndassi 42 MF  NGA Aniekeme Okon

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

• Rabiu Ali
• Ahmed Musa
• Junior Lokosa
• Chinedu Udoji

• Kano Pillars FC Official Website