Nwankwo Kanu,OON ( Born 1st August 1976) is a retired Nigerian Footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of and captained the Nigeria National team for 16yrs from 1994 to 2010. Kanu is a member of the Igbo Ethnic Group. His name Nwankwo, means child born 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. He is also one of the players to have won the Premier League, Olympic Gold Medal. He made the third most substitute appearances in Premier League History, appearing from the bench 118 times.
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