Arsenal is a team that, even if they score two or three, people believe that at the end of the day, they might lose or draw. They have to learn to seal off games so that the opposition can’t come back when they’re one or two-nil up. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
You have good footballers coming out of Africa, West Africa, but they are not on the level that Eto’o played. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
You can have an ankle or shoulder injury, and in six or eight months, you’re healed. But if the heart stops for a few moments, that’s it. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
I believe the more you come to Europe, it makes you a better player, and it gives them an advantage because the African style is different from the European style. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
My dad played football – and tennis as well – and so did my brothers. My dad was chairman of our local club, Spartans, for a while. But back when I was a boy, people didn’t think of football as a career. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
It’s good to get proper check-ups of the players, even if it’s quarterly, or every three months. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
A talented footballer comes over, his family depends on him, and if his agent or club don’t treat him well, he might not succeed, and then he feels he’s let everyone down. For years, African players have been exploited. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
I’ve been through a lot and played for a long time, so I can understand what others will go through. That’s why I want to help them out. There are a lot of players who go to Belgium, for example, and have had terrible experiences. I know players, and they have come to me. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
We’ve had people like Marc Vivien-Foe die while playing. There have been too many others, including Cheick Tiote. The clubs and the federations have to be serious about giving checkups to the players. Nwankwo Kanu Read Quote
