Nwankwo Kanu

About Nwankwo Kanu

Birth Day: August 1, 1976
Birth Place: Owerri, Nigeria

Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu was born on August 1, 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria. Captain of the Nigerian national team from 1994-2010, he was a 2-time African Player of the Year, and UNICEF ambassador.
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Currently, Nwankwo Kanu is 48 years, 3 months and 1 days old. Nwankwo Kanu will celebrate 49rd birthday on a Friday 1st of August 2025. Below we countdown to Nwankwo Kanu upcoming birthday.

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Popular As Nwankwo Kanu
Occupation Soccer Player
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born August 1, 1976 (Owerri, Nigeria)
Birthday August 1
Town/City Owerri, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

🌙 Zodiac

Nwankwo Kanu’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Nwankwo Kanu was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

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About

Captain of the Nigerian national team from 1994-2010, he was a 2-time African Player of the Year, and UNICEF ambassador.

Before Fame

He was signed by Dutch Eredivisie AFC Ajax in 1993 after his performance at the Under-17 World Championships.

Trivia

He is one of the only players in history to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal.

Family Life

His brother is Nigerian defender Christopher Kanu.

Associated With

He and Mikel Obi have both been members of the Nigerian national team.

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