Nwankwo Kanu

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Nwankwo Kanu is a retired Nigerian footballer renowned for his skillful forward play in Europe’s top leagues and for helping Nigeria win the 1996 Olympic gold medal in football.

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Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
forward
human
citizenship Nigeria
clubDebutYear 1992
countryOfBirth Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1976-08-01
familyName Kanu
foundedOrganization Kanu Heart Foundation
fullName Nwankwo Kanu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu
givenName Nwankwo
height 1.97 m
individualAward African Footballer of the Year
individualAwardYear 1996 African Footballer of the Year
1999 African Footballer of the Year
isKnownFor philanthropic work for children with heart defects
isRenownedFor skillful forward play in European leagues
memberOf The Invincibles
surface form: Arsenal Invincibles 2003–04 squad
nationalTeamCaps 86
nationalTeamDebutYear 1994
nationalTeamGoals 13
participatedInTournament 1998 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
placeOfBirth Owerri
playedForClub AFC Ajax
Arsenal F.C.
surface form: Arsenal FC

Inter Milan
Iwuanyanwu Nationale
Portsmouth F.C.
surface form: Portsmouth FC

West Bromwich Albion F.C.
surface form: West Bromwich Albion FC
playedForNationalTeam Nigeria under-17 national football team
surface form: Nigeria U17 national team

Nigeria under-23 national football team
surface form: Nigeria U23 national team

Nigeria national football team
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
forward
second striker
representedCountryAtEvent Nigeria under-23 national football team
surface form: Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics
retirementStatus retired footballer
styleOfPlay creativity and vision
impactful substitute appearances
technical ability and close control
wonMedal Olympic gold medal in football
wonTournament 1996 Summer Olympics
surface form: 1996 Olympic Games football tournament

FA Cup
Premier League
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
surface form: UEFA Cup
wonTournamentWithClub FA Cup with Arsenal
FA Cup with Portsmouth
Premier League
surface form: Premier League with Arsenal

UEFA Champions League with Ajax
UEFA Cup with Inter Milan

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this entity surface form: Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu