Nigerian Footballer, Nwankwo Kanu Celebrates His 40th Birthday Today August 1.
Nwankwo Kanu, OON (born 1 August 1976), or simply
Kanu, 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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