Former Super Eagles footballer, Kanu Nwakwo, on Tuesday, August 1, marked his birthday as he turned 47.
‘Papilo’ as he is fondly called took to his Twitter handle to share a beautiful picture of himself asking “Kan u believe it…”, with a play of words to announce his birthday.
He tweeted, “KAN U BELIEVE IT HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME I THANK GOD? #happybirthday #thankgod.”
Kanu, an Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), was born 1 August 1976. He is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian team Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, and English clubs Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth.
