Nwankwo Kanu - The Hero on and off the field!

Nwankwo Kanu, OON (born 1 August 1976), is a Nigerian footballer who is currently a free agent, having last played for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. He is currently the Special Adviser on Sports Matters, to the Imo State Governor.

 It was after his Atlanta 1996 Gold Medal that his soccer career nearly came to a halting end, based on a medical tragedy. He was diagnosed with a heart defect that threatened to cut short an amazing career that only a gifted talented, focused and hardworking individual could amass. With his firm faith in God, he underwent the heart surgery successfully in Cleveland Hospital, Ohio, US.
This experience inspired him to set up his foundation, Kanu Heart Foundation. 
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