The Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) has handed heavy punishments to Kano Pillars Soccer Membership following the violent incidents throughout their Matchday 8 house sport towards Taking pictures Stars Sports activities Membership (3SC) on the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
In a press release issued on Monday, October 13, and signed by NPFL Chief Working Officer Davidson Owumi, the league discovered Kano Pillars responsible of a number of rule violations, together with failure to offer sufficient safety, poor management of followers, throwing harmful objects, assaulting gamers and officers, and misconduct that introduced the sport into disrepute.
As punishment, the NPFL imposed a complete wonderful of ₦9.5m on the membership and ordered a three-point and three-goal deduction from their complete factors. The Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano has additionally been closed indefinitely, forcing the group to play its remaining house matches in Katsina or at one other accepted venue for no less than ten video games.
The breakdown of the fines contains. ₦1,000,000 for poor safety preparations, ₦1,000,000 for throwing harmful objects and ₦1,000,000 for failure to regulate supporters.
The others embody ₦1,000,000 for conduct bringing the league into disrepute, ₦2,000,000 for assault on away gamers and officers, ₦2,000,000 as compensation for remedy and damages to victims and ₦1,500,000 as further compensation to match officers.
The membership has been directed to determine and prosecute these concerned within the violence and submit proof of improved crowd management inside seven working days. All fines should even be paid throughout the identical interval.
The NPFL warned that if Kano Pillars fail to conform or file a correct enchantment inside 48 hours, they danger dealing with additional disciplinary motion.
