Football fans in Kano were thrown into shock Monday, following reported death of former Kano Pillars Captain, Ali Muhammad Dino.

A statement by the Vice President, Northwest zone, Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ado Salisu said that the former Keeper Trainer died after a protracted illness. The late Pillars captain popularly known as Dino Zoff who Joined his ancestors Monday morning by 10:00am would be buried according to Islamic rite in due course. Details shortly