NPFL: Kano Pillars Suspend Chief Coach, Technical Adviser

The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has suspended the team’s Technical Adviser, Ogenyi Evans, and Chief Coach, Ahmed Garba.
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‎According to a statement issued by the club’s Media and Communications Directorate on Monday in Kano, the suspension, became necessary over the club’s unsatisfactory performance in the ongoing 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.
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‎The club management said the suspension, which is with immediate effect, is aimed at repositioning the team for better results.
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‎According to the management, the team played eight league matches so far, securing only two wins, two draws, and suffering four defeats, a record the management considers below expectations.
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‎“In the interim, former club captain and Assistant Coach, Mr Gambo Muhammad, alongside Goalkeeping Coach, Mr Suleiman Shuaibu, will take charge of the team’s technical responsibilities,” the management said.
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‎It added that Coach Garzali Muhammad from the Junior Pillars will also join the interim team in an ad-hoc capacity pending further directives from the club’s hierarchy.
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‎The management expressed appreciation to the club’s supporters for their continued loyalty and assured them that necessary measures were being taken to restore the team’s winning spirit.
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‎Recently, Kano Pillars was sanctioned by the NPFL following incidents of crowd trouble during their recent home match against Shooting Stars.
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‎As part of the punishment, the club will play their next 10 home matches in Katsina behind closed doors, while also facing a ₦9.5 million fine. In addition, the NPFL deducted three points and three goals from the team’s total for the ongoing 2025/2026 season.
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‎NAN reports that Pillars suffered a 2–1 defeat to newly promoted Barau FC in their Match Day 9 encounter of the NPFL at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, which serves as Barau FC’s adopted home ground.
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‎Veteran midfielder Rabiu Ali opened the scoring for Pillars in the 20th minute, but Barau FC’s Ibrahim Yahaya equalised from the penalty spot , his fourth goal of the season, before Stanley Okafor Oganbor netted the winner in the 75th minute to seal victory for the visitors.
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‎The result and subsequent sanctions have intensified pressure on the club’s technical crew and management as the team continues to struggle for consistency in the ongoing campaign.
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‎Kano Pillars, which played nine games, occupy 20th position in the league standings.
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‎(NAN)