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Kanu International Football Academy unveiled to support Nigerian kids

The most decorated Nigerian footballer ever is still giving back to the country and has opened an academy to groom raw talents in the country

African football great, Nwankwo Kanu stepped back into the spotlight as he unveiled an international football academy in Lagos on Wednesday.

The game has given the king of Nigerian football so much, and the 42-year-old continues to give back.

Kanu International Football Academy has been set up with aim of supporting talented young footballers hoping to emulate the Arsenal legend himself.

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KIFA - with over 20 centres across Nigeria, will not limit its work to what takes place on the football pitch, but, with programmes in place to educate the kids academically and morally, too.