Kano Pillars’ Match Ends At 79th Minutes Over Chaos
In what supposed to be a joyous return of Kano Pillars football club to play in their home ground of Sani Abacha Stadium at Kofar Mata in Kano, the match has ended prematurely at the 79th minute.
The long anticipated match; Kano Pillars vs Katsina United was halted due to crowd that started trouble by throwing stones and other objects into the stadium while the match was ongoing.
The players, especially those of Katsina United narrowly escaped into the dressing room as the crowd stormed the pitch and attacked spectators.
An official vehicle, a luxurious bus made of Katsina United, was damaged.
Everything was brought under control with the help of the police operatives.
Daily Trust reported that the League Management Company (LMC) has granted Kano Pillars provisional approval to return to their home ground, Sani Abacha Stadium.
In a letter dated April 12, 2022 and signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Salihu Abubakar, the LMC granted the provisional clearance pending the commencement of replacement works on the playing turf.
Prior to the commencement of the 2021/2022 season of the NPFL, the LMC had turned down Sani Abacha stadium due to its poor playing surface.
Kano Pillars then adopted the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna as their new home ground.
However, the club management had written on April 1 to inform the LMC that the Kano State government had made funds available for the bad pitch to be replaced.
