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Kanu is a retired Nigerian professional football player and captain who played as a forward for a number of European clubs. He moved to Europe in 1993 at the age of 17, when he was signed by Ajax. He gave incredible returns with the Dutch side, scoring 25 goals in 54 appearances.
In 1996, he was sold to Serie A side Inter Milan where he missed a season due to a serious heart defect and subsequent surgery.
He then began the next chapter of his career, moving to English side Arsenal. Featuring in 119 games, he scored 37 times and was thoroughly adored by fans and the management.
Kanu was a part of the “Invincibles” squad which finished the 2003-04 season undefeated. The 6’6” striker spent a decade at Arsenal before moving to ‘smaller’ English clubs West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth where he played for a total of eight long years, making a combined 199 appearances, scoring an aggregate of 29 goals.
In 2012, Kanu decided to leave Portsmouth after a wage-related controversy. Kanu is widely regarded as one of the best Nigerian players of all time and even led the Eagles for 16 long years from 1994 to 2010.
