Governor appoints Ahmed Musa as Kano Pillars general manager

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has appointed Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa as the new General Manager of Kano Pillars Football Club.

The governor approved Musa’s appointment as part of efforts to reposition the club ahead of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.

The Director-General of Media and Publicity, Kano State Government House, Sunusi Bature, made this known in a statement on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Bature said the decision followed the expiration of the one-year tenure of the previous management board.

He said the former board had successfully led the team to a ninth-place finish in the NPFL, adding that after wider consultations with the stakeholders, most of the members were reappointed, with some strategic changes.

Ali Muhammad- Umar was retained as the Chairman of the board.

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Other members of the reconstituted board include Salisu Kosawa, Yusuf Danladi, Idris Garu, Nasiru Bello, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Abdulkarim  Chara.

Others are Muhammad Gwarzo, Mustapha Darma, Umar Dankura, Ahmad Musbahu, Gambo  Shuaibu, Rabiu Abdullahi, Aminu Ma’alesh, and Safiyanu Abdu.

Bature added that, in line with global best practices, the board proposed the appointment of Musa as the General Manager of the club.

It said the appointment was a strategic move to leverage Musa’s wealth of experience and leadership in repositioning the club as a formidable contender in the league.

The Star