Former Nigeria’s NPFL champions, Kano Pillars, will next season play in the lower league after they were relegated from the topflight on Sunday despite winning 2-1 at home against Shooting Stars.
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Pillars, who have won the Nigeria league four times, were docked three points after a recent league clash against Dakkada was interrupted.
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ – It took 213 days to conclude the 2021/22 NPFL season – the fastest since the LMC took charge of Nigeria’s top flight league in 2013. Fleet.
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They thus finished on 45 points.
Katsina United will also play in the second-tier NNL in the coming season after they fell 2-0 at Wikki Tourists.
They could only finish on 48 points.
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Heartland will also play in the lower league next season despite a 1-0 home win over Kwara United.
They tallied 47 points.
Also drelegated were bottom team MFM FC on 36 points.