Crowd Trouble: Kano Pillars hit with heavy sanctions, to pay N9.5m fine
βοΈ Tunde Eludini, Tunde Eludini Is A Graduate Of The Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria Where He Studied International Relations. He Is A Senior Correspondent Coordinating The Sports Section For Premium Times., .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow, Class, Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus, Display Inline, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Where Img, Height Auto Max-Widthπ October 13, 2025 04:28 PMβ±οΈ 3 min readπ Scraped: October 14, 2025
Summary: The league body found Pillars guilty of multiple breaches of its Framework and Rules, including failure to provide adequate security, poor crowd control, and misconduct by supporters.
Kano Pillars Football Club have been handed heavy sanctions by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following the violent scenes that erupted during their Matchday 8 home game against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Sunday.
In a summary jurisdiction notice dated 13 October, and signed by NPFL Chief Operating Officer Davidson Owumi, the league found the club guilty of multiple breaches of its Framework and Rules, including failure to provide adequate s
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