Teenage Nigerian Forward Joins European Winners
Nwankwo Kanu is part of Ajax's youthful Champions League-winning group, progressing from the bench to become one of Europe's prominent African forwards.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nwankwo Kanu Biography and Timeline
Follow Nwankwo Kanu through 4 dated historical records for Nigeria.
Nwankwo Kanu, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1995–2008Years on this page
1995
1996
Olympic Gold after Ajax Success
Nwankwo Kanu captains Nigeria to Olympic football gold shortly after establishing himself with Ajax, adding a major international achievement to his European club career.
2006
Kanu Joins Portsmouth from West Bromwich
Kanu joins Portsmouth as an experienced Nigeria international and becomes an important forward under Harry Redknapp.
2008
FA Cup Winner
Nwankwo Kanu scored the only goal to secure Portsmouth's first FA Cup since 1939 as Portsmouth defeated Cardiff City 1-0 in the 2008 FA Cup final at Wembley.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.