Kano Pillars F.C. Kano Pillars F.C. 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 1990, the year in which the professional association football league started in Nigeria. It was an amalgamation of three amateur clubs in Kano State which gave birth to Kano Pillars FC. Founded in 1990, By Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima former Chairman Nigeria Football Association and former sport commissioner of Kano, from the combination of WRECA FC, Kano Golden Stars and
Kadiri Ikhana Shooting Stars in February 2016. He returned to Kano Pillars in November 2016, before being sacked in April 2017. Kadiri Ikhana Kadiri Ikhana (born 31 December 1951) is a Nigerian football coach and former player who last managed Kano Pillars. Ikhana played club football with Bendel Insurance, winning the league in 1979 and the FA Cup in 1978 and 1980. Ikhana represented Nigeria at international level, playing for them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations with Nigeria. Ikhana has coached a number of Nigerian club sides,