The Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) has imposed heavy sanctions on Kano Pillars Soccer Membership following the violent scenes that marred their Matchday 8 house fixture in opposition to Taking pictures Stars Sports activities Membership (3SC) on Sunday, October 12, 2025, on the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano.
In a Abstract Jurisdiction Discover dated October 13, 2025, and signed by NPFL Chief Working Officer, Davidson Owumi, the league physique discovered Kano Pillars responsible of breaching a number of sections of its Framework and Guidelines, together with Guidelines B13.52, C9, B1.31.8, C1.1, and C11.
In response to the discover, the breaches included failure to offer ample and efficient safety, failure to make sure correct conduct of supporters, throwing of harmful objects, misconduct able to bringing the sport to disrepute, and assault on away gamers and match officers.
Consequently, the NPFL imposed the next sanctions on the membership:
1. A nice of ₦1,000,000 for failure to offer ample and efficient safety.
2. A nice of ₦1,000,000 for throwing harmful objects in direction of the sector of play and match officers.
3. A nice of ₦1,000,000 for failure to make sure correct conduct of supporters.
4. A nice of ₦1,000,000 for misconduct able to bringing the sport to disrepute.
5. A nice of ₦2,000,000 for assaulting away group gamers and officers.
6. A nice of ₦2,000,000 as compensatory price for therapy and damages inflicted on away gamers and officers.
7. A nice of ₦1,500,000 as further compensation to the match officers.
8. A deduction of three factors and three objectives from Kano Pillars’ accrued factors.
9. An order closing the Sani Abacha Stadium indefinitely, forcing the membership to play its house video games in Katsina for the rest of the season or at the least ten house matches till the membership proves such incidents is not going to recur.
10. A directive mandating the membership to establish and prosecute those that invaded the pitch and assaulted officers, in addition to to submit proof of improved crowd management and safety measures inside seven working days.
The NPFL additional instructed Kano Pillars to adjust to the sanctions or elect to face a disciplinary panel inside 48 hours.
All fines are to be paid inside seven working days.
The assertion warned that any attraction discovered to be frivolous or with out benefit might appeal to further sanctions in accordance with Rule E1 of the NPFL Framework.
The sanctions come within the wake of widespread condemnation of the violence that disrupted the high-profile encounter between Kano Pillars and Taking pictures Stars, drawing sharp criticism from soccer authorities and followers throughout the nation.
