Nwankwo Kanu was born in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria on August 1st, 1976…. Mrs. Susan, his mother, and Mr. Iheme Kanu, a native of Okija in Ihiala LGA, Anambra State, Nigeria, gave birth to him.

Anu earned, among other accolades, a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup medals, and two African Player of the Year awards. He is one of only a handful of players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup, and the Olympic gold medal. Ten champions who never won the Africa Cup of Nations, including George Weah, Nwankwo Kanu, and nine others.

According to rumours, he has mansions in his birthplace of Owerri, as well as in Arochukwu and Ikoyi. According to other sources, he possesses a mansion in Opebi, Lagos, valued at an estimated N150 million. Some even claim that he has a home in London, a hotel chain in Dubai, and multiple estates in Abuja.