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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
association football player
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forward ⓘ human ⓘ |
| citizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| clubDebutYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-08-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kanu ⓘ |
| foundedOrganization | Kanu Heart Foundation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Nwankwo Kanu
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surface form:
Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu
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| givenName | Nwankwo ⓘ |
| height | 1.97 m ⓘ |
| individualAward | African Footballer of the Year ⓘ |
| individualAwardYear |
1996 African Footballer of the Year
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1999 African Footballer of the Year ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | philanthropic work for children with heart defects ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor | skillful forward play in European leagues ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Invincibles
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surface form:
Arsenal Invincibles 2003–04 squad
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| nationalTeamCaps | 86 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebutYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamGoals | 13 ⓘ |
| participatedInTournament |
1998 FIFA World Cup
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2002 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Owerri ⓘ |
| playedForClub |
AFC Ajax
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Arsenal F.C. ⓘ
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Arsenal FC
Inter Milan ⓘ Iwuanyanwu Nationale ⓘ Portsmouth F.C. ⓘ
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Portsmouth FC
West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
West Bromwich Albion FC
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| playedForNationalTeam |
Nigeria under-17 national football team
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Nigeria U17 national team
Nigeria under-23 national football team ⓘ
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Nigeria U23 national team
Nigeria national football team ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
attacking midfielder
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forward ⓘ second striker ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtEvent |
Nigeria under-23 national football team
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Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| retirementStatus | retired footballer ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
creativity and vision
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impactful substitute appearances ⓘ technical ability and close control ⓘ |
| wonMedal | Olympic gold medal in football ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
1996 Summer Olympics
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1996 Olympic Games football tournament
FA Cup ⓘ Premier League ⓘ UEFA Champions League ⓘ UEFA Europa League ⓘ
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UEFA Cup
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| wonTournamentWithClub |
FA Cup with Arsenal
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FA Cup with Portsmouth ⓘ Premier League ⓘ
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Premier League with Arsenal
UEFA Champions League with Ajax ⓘ UEFA Cup with Inter Milan ⓘ |
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Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu