Kano Pillars F.C. Commission of 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. They are also nicknamed "Ahly Killers" as they scored 2 magnificent goals in Egypt and drew with Al Ahly Cairo in Egypt 2–2 and 1–1 in Nigeria, so the Ahly Killers went to the Group Stage in the African Champions League on the away goals rule. They made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated against fellow Nigerian team Heartland Home unbeaten run since 21 June 2003
2018 Nigeria Federation Cup Round 1 [Sep 24] Akwa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa United 0-0 Kogi United Round 2 [Sep 26] Kogi United 0-1 Akwa United Nasarawa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Round 3 [Sep 28] Akwa United 0-2 Nasarawa United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Kogi United Final Table: [Oct 3] Kwara United 1-3 Katsina United [Agege stadium, Lagos] Enugu Rangers 1-1 Akwa United [4-2 pen] [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano] [Oct 4] Nasarawa United 1-0 El-Kanemi Warriors [Enyimba stadium, Aba] [Oct 7] Enyimba 2-4 Kano Pillars [Patani stadium, Gombe] [Oct 10] Enugu Rangers 4-2 Nasarawa United [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano] Katsina United 2-2 Kano Pillars