Kanu Nwankwo was part of Arsenal’s invincible team, which won the English Premier League undefeated in the 2003/2004 season.
Former Super Eagles striker Nwankwo Kanu has revealed that he played on the bench for most of Arsenal’s unbeaten season due to the AFCON tournament, reports Soccernet.ng .
Kanu, 47, enjoyed an impressive soccer career in Europe. He played for Inter, Ajax, Arsenal, Portsmouth and West Brom and won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and English Premier League twice and the UEFA Super Cup.
In a recent conversation with Arsenal, looking back at the record-breaking 2003/2004 Premier League season in which the Gunners went unbeaten and won the league, Kanu spoke about his decision to play for Arsenal. emphasized. His Super Eagles game during the AFCON tournament caused him to lose his spot on the team.
Before the tournament began in 2004, Kanu had appeared in nine games for Arsene Wenger’s side, but on his return he only played 29 minutes in the Premier League.
“It was difficult because when you lose a position in a team with so many good players, it’s hard to get them back.” Clearly Arsenal had a great performance. I showed it. That was also the case during my break, so it was difficult to return to the team after my break. Sometimes it worked the other way around. Sometimes when you leave they need to bring you back into the team or change things, but this season we haven’t had to change anything,” said the 197-metre striker of Arsenal. He said on the official website.
Nigeria defeated Mali 2-1 in the AFCON 2004 tournament to finish third and win the bronze medal, but Papiro had already lost his place in the first team. The following season he moved to West Bromwich and then Albion.
Kanu has scored 54 goals and provided 29 assists in 273 Premier League games.
