Nigeria Premier League Football side Kano Pillars have suspended head coach Evans Ogenyi and his immediate assistant, Ahmed Garba Yaro Yaro, for the team’s poor start to the 2025/26 season, www.aclsports.com reports.
Sai Masu Gida faced off with Barau FC in the Dabo Derby on Sunday, but they fell 2-1 in the game decided behind closed doors at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. A few hours after that encounter, the management of the former NPFL winners have now decided to suspend the head of the technical crew.
“The Management of Kano Pillars FC wishes to inform our esteemed supporters and the general public that the Club’s Technical Adviser, Ogenyi Evans, and Chief Coach, Ahmed Garba Yaro Yaro, have been suspended with immediate effect following the team’s unsatisfactory performance in the ongoing 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season,” said a statement from the club.
“In the interim, former club captain and Assistant Coach, Gambo Muhammad alongside goalkeeping Coach, Suleiman Shuaibu will take charge of the team’s technical duties, while Coach Garzali Muhammad (Kusa) from the Junior Pillars will provide support in an ad-hoc capacity pending further directives.”
Kano Pillars, who suffered a three-point deduction for fan trouble last weekend, are bottom of the log after eight matches with just two wins and a total of five points.
