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Nwankwo Kanu (listen ⓘ) OON (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, and English clubs Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. [5]
Africa Cup of Nations: 2013; runner-up: 2023; [83] third place: 2019 [84] WAFU Nations Cup: 2010; Individual. Nigeria Premier League Top Scorer: 2009–10; In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia: 2012–13; Russian Cup Top Scorer: 2012–13; CAF Team of the Year: 2014 [85] Orders. Member of the Order of the Niger [86]
He scored his first Premier League goal on the last day of the 2019–20 season with a long-range shot in a 2–1 away win against Burnley. [ 10 ] Bissouma was given a straight red card late on in Brighton's 3–0 away victory over Newcastle in their second league match of the 2020–21 season for catching Jamal Lewis in the face with his boot ...
Okoronkwo played 25 games for the Nigeria national team after making his debut on 13 January 2001, against Zambia. He played in the 2002 and 2004 African Cup of Nations (finishing third both times) and in the Olympic Games in 2000. He also played in every minute of Nigeria's 2002 World Cup campaign, where they failed to progress beyond the ...
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [4] was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Egypt is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in 2006, 2008 and 2010). Egypt has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins. Egypt had a penalty shoot-out winning streak of six, winning every shoot-out since their 5–4 win to Cameroon in the 1986 final.
2029. The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [ 1 ][ 2 ] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [ 3 ]
Nayef Aguerd (Arabic: نايف أكرد; Berber languages: ⵏⴰⵢⴼ ⴰⴳⵕⴹ; born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and the Morocco national team. He began his professional career playing for Botola side FUS ...