Talk:Nwankwo Kanu

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As from the 16 of May 2010 Eto'o is the most decorated african player not Nwankwo Kanu Is it just me, or does this article seem a little over-complimentary, as if the writer was trying to "sell the player as a person"? Just a thought.

Before he went to England, his first name was regularly use. Was it dropped due to its similarity to the English slang term 'wank', meaning to masturbate?

I doubt so... By the way, I think all the words on the article page should be neatly arranged under sub-headings. How do I go about doing that?User:Lowzeewee

Dubious Information

Caps and goal figures in the article likely contain European cup/Domestic cup data in addition to Domestic League data (this is very certain based on this user's previous edits containing similar information [1]. Please correct this issue and leave a note here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alfmaster#Footballers.27_European_goals, to warn this person about putting improper information on Wikipedia. --Palffy 21:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I use the SoccerBase data instead [2]. Kingjamie 20:20, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did he recieve a UEFA cup winners medal when at Inter Milan?

Yes, he did.User:Lowzeewee

Google Kanu and the start of the wiki page on the google search result states "Kanu is a "black" footballer, who alan shearer once called "the footballer who looks like shit". Officially he is a citizen of Nigeria, but a lot of people ..." which is both racist and libelous. But when you go into the wiki page itself this information is not visible, so how do you remove it from the wiki page?

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What is that about? Not only is it a rumour, but it has no citation and I haven't heard anything about it. I hope no one minds if I delete it. User:Thom32

IP edits

There have been a heck of a lot of these recently, and though some may well be in good faith, a number clearly are not - such as changing Kanu's date of birth to 1914, or saying that his career began aged fifty. It would be great if someone with a good knowledge of the subject could take a look at the article as it now stands and zap any remaining errors. Loganberry (Talk) 04:37, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kanu's Age

"Kanu, allegedly 33, is still playing in England for Portsmouth. Despite the fact that he may actually be closer to 42, he's going to play."

Took this from here. Also, on ESPN the day of Nigeria and Greece's match one of the anchors made a comment about him being older than they say. How old is he really and why do poeple think he's not 33? GreenIsGarbage (talk) 03:19, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At the time of his birth, Nigerians didn't require birth certificates, and false ones were readily obtainable for a small fee. The practice of falsifying footballers ages in order to sell players to European clubs is thought to have been quite widespread, and explains the massive success of African youth teams in international competition when compared to senior competition. The fact that Kanu was banging in goals for fun in the Dutch league at the age of 16 is quite suspicious to say the least. 86.145.81.104 (talk) 16:34, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Kanu began his career, aged twenty-four, at First Division club Federation Works before moving to Iwuanyanwu Nationale in 1992." So he was at LEAST 24 in '92, and right now, 18 years later, he's only 34? I'll have what he's having. 81.23.49.141 (talk) 15:51, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Intl game in 2011

The International stats section shows one game in 2011, sourced to RSSSF (against Kenya on 29 March).[3] This would be appararently after he announced his retirement from international football.[4] NFT don't list that game,[5] and he doesn't appear in this lineup.[6] (not sure if that's a reliable source) Is there any evidence he was actually involved in this game? Nzd (talk) 08:21, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a quick Google search and can't find any line-ups for this match. Even Soccerway don't have them! I think it would be worth contacting RSSSF about it. Mattythewhite (talk) 12:59, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattythewhite: Thanks, unfortunately the site linked for the author now tries to install adware but I'll make some enquiries. Nzd (talk) 16:51, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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