Meet Your Vodafone Unity Match Icons – NwanKwo Kanu

Kwankwo Kanu Will be part of the Stephen Appiah Led World XI that will face Asante Kotoko on Wednesday 8th June in Kumasi and play the Black Stars in Accra on 11th June for the Vodafone Unity Match in bid to promote peace ahead of the upcoming General Elections.

In the Special Series of reminding of the exploits of all Icons expected in Ghana next month we continue Nwankwo Kanu.

Kanu was born 1 August 1976 , is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a forward. 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 third-most substitute appearances in Premier League history, appearing from the bench 118 times.

He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
In 2016, Kanu became a Brand Ambassador for online and retail bookmaker SportyBet.com.

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Story by Ghana/Joy Sports/George Addo Jnr