Kano Pillars F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Kano Pillars
Other name = Masu gida

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founded = 1990
ground = Sani Abacha Stadium
Kano, Nigeria
capacity = 25,000
chairman = Alhaji Muhammad Tukur Babangida
manager = flagicon|Ghana Malik Jabir
league = Nigerian Premier League
season = 2007/08
position = 1st
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Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Kano. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is Sani Abacha Stadium. Kano Pillars FC was founded in the year 1990, the year professional league was started in Nigeria. It was an amalgamation of three amateur clubs in Kano State which gave birth to Kano Pillars FC. The Clubs are WRECA FC, Kano Golden Stars, and Bank of the North FC.

It was registered as a limited liability company with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria, and then registered with the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) as a professional football club.

Honours

*Nigerian Premier League
**Champions 2007-08

Current Players

Top Players 2007/08

* Bello Musa (Kofar Mata) with 11 goals. Attacker
* Nazifi Ammani (Inuwa) with 4 goals. (Right fullback)
* Gambo Muhammad (Gamboliya) with 8 goals. (Attacker)

Former Players

* Sani Kaita
* Kofarmata Bello
* Umar Zongo
* Rabiu Baita
* Ndubuisi Chukwunyere
* Abiodun Baruwa
* Abdulrazak Ekpoki
* Obinna Ajoku
* Akin Akinseinde
* Obi Moneke
* Francis Okammor
* Suraju Lukman
* Benedict Atule
* Abbas Auwalu (Solar)

References

* [http://www.kanopillarsfc.com Kano Pillars FC Official Website]
* [http://triumphnewspapers.com/kns1882008.html KNSG applauded for approving N100m to Pillars]