Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A member of the Arsenal 'Invincibles', he was named by the club as one of its greatest ever players. Kanu is widely considered one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Iwuanyanwu Nationale in his native Nigeria. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Nwankwo Christian Kanu |
| Nationality | |
| Birth date | 01.08.1976 (age 49) |
| Country of birth | |
| City of birth | Owerri |
| Position | forward |
| Foot | right |
| Height/weight | 197 cm / 80 kg |
| Links | |
| Date | Team | Team | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship 02.01.2012 |
2:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
Championship 26.11.2011 |
1:1 | Substitutes | |||||||
Championship 19.11.2011 |
0:2 | Substitutes | |||||||
Championship 05.11.2011 |
3:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
Championship 01.11.2011 |
0:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
Championship 22.10.2011 |
3:1 | Substitutes | |||||||
| Team | Competition | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
|
32 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1383 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How Arsenal became a home for Black players and fans
theguardian.com3 weeks
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. As the resident Arsenal fan, I’m stepping in for Nesrine the week after my club lifted the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004, prompting celebrations on a scale we rarely see, at home and across th.


























