pillars FC has described its early exit from the 2020/2021 caf confederation cup as a shocker to the management and players of the team.
This was disclosed by the media officer of the club Rilwanu Idris Malikawa shortly after a 0-0 draw with ASC Jaraaf Fc of Senegal in a preliminary second leg encounter they played at Ahmadu Bello stadium Kaduna on Saturday.
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In the first leg sai masu gida lost 3-1 at the hand of Jaraaf FC at Dakar, Senegal last
and all efforts made by Kano pillars FC scored to two un replied goals prove abortive which led their crashing out in the competition.
Malikawa said the crashing out of two Npfl teams (Kano Pillars and Plateau United fc) is an indication that there is problem somewhere else in the Nigeria league.
Idris Malikawa then draw the attention of football Administrators and other stakeholders in the country to do the needful in order to save the professional football in the country.
The situation of covid -19 affected our football in the country but the issue is
issue never the less some coexis with how things are manage .
borrow the leaf from them, Malikawa said.
He said the team now is going back to sit-down and analysed their mistakes ahead of the 2020/2021 Npfl season in order to have a successful outings.
Let me used this opportunity on behalf of management, technical crew and players of Kano pillars Fc to extend the club apology to our fans and entire football family in the country on the situation we found ourselves which is not our making, Malikawa said.
He then commended Kano state Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his untiring support morally and financially all the time to the team and entire people of Kano state for their concerned to the progress of club.
That is football to win, draw or loss but we never expected that we are not going far in this competition but man proposed God disposed the God one is the best and we trust in God, spokesman emphasized.
The lmc chairman Alhaji Shehu Dikko who watch the last 35 minutes of the game refused to talk to journalists on the situation that pillars and Plateau United fc found themselves for early crashing out from the contingent.
Malikawa then wishes Enyimba international and Rivers United all the best in thier second leg matches and urged them to come all out to make Nigerian football family proud
