Kano Pillars F.C.

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Kano Pillars
Full name	Kano Pillars Football Club
Founded	1990
Ground	Sani Abacha Stadium Kano, Nigeria (Capacity 25,000)
Chairman	Alhaji Muhammad Tukur Babangida
Manager	Kadiri Ikhana
League	Nigerian Premier League
2007/08
Home colours 　 Away colours

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 Nigerian Football Association NFA as a professional football club.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Current Players 3 Top Players 4 Former Players 5 References

[edit] Honours

• Nigerian Premier League
  • Champions 2007-08

[edit] Current Players

• Bello Musa
• Gambo Mohammed
• Hillary Chukwu
• Nazifi Ammani
• Solomon Ogbaku
• Habibu Yunusa

[edit] Top Players

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

[edit] Former Players

• Sani Kaita
• Ahmad Garba Yaro Yaro
• Rabiu Baita
• Ndubuisi Chukwunyere
• Abiodun Baruwa
• Obinna Ajoku
• Akin Akinseinde
• Obi Moneke
• Francis Okammor
• Suraju Lukman

[edit] References

• Kano Pillars FC Official Website

Nigerian Premier League 2007-08 v • d • e
Akwa United | Bayelsa United | Bendel Insurance | Enugu Rangers | Enyimba | Gombe United | Heartland | Jigawa Golden Stars | JUTH | Kano Pillars | Kwara United | Lobi Stars | Nasarawa United | Niger Tornadoes | Ocean Boys | Prime | Sharks | Sunshine Stars |Wikki Tourists | Zamfara United