The Kano Pillars Gazette
Market13 Sep 2027
Muttaka Musa asks to leave Kano Pillars
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match11 Sep 2027
Kano Pillars find a way past Abia Warriors
Abia Warriors made Kano Pillars work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Mubarak Lawan signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mubarak Lawan commits to Kano Pillars for another 4 years.
Squad13 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Yusuf Maigoro
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Abdul Musa asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Naphtali Mokoena makes his debut at 21
At 21 years old, Naphtali Mokoena became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
Market13 Sep 2027
Mujahid Ibrahim leaves for nothing
Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Mujahid Ibrahim leaves Kano Pillars the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.
Market13 Sep 2027
The window shut and Sudais Ali Baba is still in the building
Kano Pillars spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
Market13 Sep 2027
Charles Ezeh placed on the list
Kano Pillars have made Charles Ezeh available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Mohammad Mukhtar
- The terraces Mohammad Mukhtar has his own song now