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Nwankwo Kanu
Football, Football player
1976 –
Who is Nwankwo Kanu?
Nwankwo Kanu, OON, or simply Kanu, is a retired Nigerian footballer. He was a member of and later captained the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. Kanu is a member of the Igbo ethnic group; his name, Nwankwo, means Child born on Nkwo market day in the Igbo language.
Kanu has won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year awards amongst others. He is also one of few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. He made the second-most substitute appearances in Premier League history, appearing from the bench 118 times. He is also a UNICEF ambassador.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1976
Owerri - Also known as
- Kanu
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Amarachi Kanu
(2004 - )
- Amarachi Kanu
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Owerri
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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