The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has announced the suspension of the team’s Technical Adviser, Ogenyi Evans, and Chief Coach, Ahmed Garba, following what it described as the club’s unsatisfactory performance in the ongoing 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.
In a statement issued by the club’s Media and Communications Directorate on Monday in Kano, the management said the suspension, which takes immediate effect, is aimed at repositioning the team for improved results.
According to the statement, the team has played eight league matches so far, securing only two wins, two draws, and suffering four defeats — a performance the management considered 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 club announced.
It added that Coach Garzali Muhammad from the Junior Pillars will also join the interim coaching crew in an ad-hoc capacity pending further directives from the club’s hierarchy.
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.
Meanwhile, Kano Pillars have been sanctioned by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following incidents of crowd trouble during their recent home match against Shooting Stars.
As part of the punishment, the club will play their next ten 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 season.
The team’s poor performance continued on Match Day 9, when they suffered a 2–1 defeat to newly promoted Barau FC at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano — Barau FC’s adopted home ground.
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.
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.
Kano Pillars, after nine games, currently occupy 20th position in the NPFL standings.
(NAN)
