Ahmed Musa lands Kano Pillars GM job

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has appointed Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa as the new General Manager of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Kano Pillars Football Club.
The announcement, confirmed in a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, is a significant shift in the club’s leadership structure ahead of the 2025/2026 NPFL season. Musa’s appointment follows the expiration of the club’s former management board’s one-year tenure.
Four-time winners of the NPFL, Kano Pillars have not lifted the league title in more than 11 years – their last triumph coming in 2014. Musa will be keen to reinvigorate the fortunes of the club following their ninth-place finish last season.
The former Leicester City forward’s appointment is even more notable in Nigerian football, as Musa becomes the first serving Super Eagles captain to be handed the reins of an NPFL club while still an active player.
The 32-year-old forward, a veteran of two World Cup tournaments and Nigeria’s most capped player, rejoined the Kano outfit last year after a career that saw him play in the Netherlands, Russia, England Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
Musa’s new role comes at a time of fluctuating fortunes in his international career. Despite being part of the squad that reached the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, he failed to make an appearance in the tournament. He was subsequently overlooked by coaches Augustine Eguavoen and George Finidi.