ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars FC, will play its home matches for the 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup away from the pyramid city.
Pillars will return to continental action next season and will represent Nigeria in the CAF Confederation Cup.
The club, in a statement made available on their website, said they are considering Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello stadia as their new home.
The ‘Mai Su Gida’ will have to choose from any of the two stadia that will serve as their home ground for the preliminaries and possibly the group stages of the competition.
According to the Chairman of the club, Alhaji Surajo Shuaibu Jambul, the Kano State Government has given approval for the team to look for an alternative venue for their home matches as Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, has been chosen as one of the Covid-19 isolation centers in the state.
The Chairman said that his management team would approach the management of the above stadia in Kaduna and Bauchi states to discuss the possibility of hosting the Sai Masu Gida’s continental assignments.
He said one of the stadia would be chosen after due consultations with the appropriate authorities.
He further stated that his management team and technical crew are working closely to ensure that the team progressed to the group stages of the competition so as to ensure easy passage to the final and then bring the trophy to Nigeria as winners.
He therefore, urged the fans to be patient and accept the situation they may likely find themselves in, considering that the Aiteo Cup holders will not be playing its continental matches in Kano.