Nwanwko Kanu’s affect drew Nigerian followers to Arsenal – Soccer professional

Well-known Arsenal fan and soccer professional, Robbie Lyle, has cited ex-Tremendous Eagles striker, Nwankwo Kanu as the explanation the FA Cup document Champions have an enormous fanbase in Nigeria, Soccernet.ng reviews.

Kanu joined Arsenal in 1999 from Inter Milan, spending 5 years with the Gunners. In 5 years at Highbury, the previous Tremendous Eagles striker gained the English Premier League and the FA Cup twice respectively.

Robbi Lyle, a lifelong Arsenal fan, began the AFTV present as an avenue for followers to air their opinions concerning the membership’s state.

The 13-time English Premier League Champions have had Nigerian gamers go by way of their ranks, with Kanu, Tella, Iwobi and Semi Ajayi as prime examples.

Talking in an interview with Lolade Adewuyi, Robbie revealed that the huge fanbase Arsenal have in Nigeria resulted from Kanu’s time on the membership.

“Vastly influential. We love Kanu. He was large, vastly influential. I went to Nigeria and we hosted a watch social gathering. The numbers have been large and it completely blew me away. He’s such a humble man and I’ve performed rather a lot along with his charity as nicely. Gamers like him and different African gamers are influential to that, and I believe he’s been instrumental within the variety of followers we’ve in Arsenal,” the AFTV host instructed Lolade Adewuyi.

Arsenal even have Nigerian heritage with Bukayo Saka on the membership. The younger English winger was born in London to Nigerian mother and father.