Nwankwo Kanu - International Appearances


The outstanding Nigerian player obtained 68 international caps with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:    1- 8-1976      
Country:  Nigeria 
Caps:   68      (W39-D12-L17–GF101-GA62 % 66.17)
Goals:  13 
Age First Cap:   18 yr 277 d   5- 5-1994 vs. Sweden 1-3  
Age Last Cap:    31 yr  38 d   8- 9-2007 vs. Lesotho 2-0  
National Team Career:  13 yr 126 d  


Cap    Date      Venue         Opponent       Score    Competition
 1    5- 5-1994  Stockholm     Sweden          1-3
 2   16-11-1994  London        England         0-1    
 3   21-10-1995  Tashkent      Uzbekistan      3-2     Afro-Asian Cup   
 4   10-11-1995  Lagos         Uzbekistan      1-0     Afro-Asian Cup
 5   17- 8-1997  Conakry       Guinea          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 6   22- 4-1998  Köln          Germany         0-1 
 7    5- 6-1998  Amsterdam     Netherlands     1-5       
 8   19- 6-1998  Paris         Bulgaria        1-0     World Cup
 9   24- 6-1998  Toulouse      Paraguay        1-3     World Cup 
10   28- 6-1998  Saint-Denis   Denmark         1-4     World Cup 
11   23- 1-2000  Lagos         Tunisia         4-2     African Nations Cup  
12   28- 1-2000  Lagos         Congo           0-0     African Nations Cup 
13    3- 2-2000  Lagos         Morocco         2-0     African Nations Cup 
14    7- 2-2000  Lagos         Senegal         2-1     African Nations Cup
15   10- 2-2000  Lagos         South Africa    2-0     African Nations Cup 
16   13- 2-2000  Lagos         Cameroon        2-2 [1] African Nations Cup
17    9- 4-2000  Asmara        Eritrea         0-0     World Cup Qualifier 
18   22- 4-2000  Lagos         Eritrea         4-0     World Cup Qualifier 
19   17- 6-2000  Lagos         Sierra Leone    2-0     World Cup Qualifier  
20    9- 7-2000  Monrovia      Liberia         1-2     World Cup Qualifier   
21   27- 1-2001  Port Harcourt Sudan           3-0     World Cup Qualifier 
22   11- 3-2001  Accra         Ghana           0-0     World Cup Qualifier 
23   21- 4-2001  Freetown      Sierra Leone    0-1     World Cup Qualifier  
24    5- 5-2001  Port Harcourt Liberia         2-0     World Cup Qualifier 
25    1- 7-2001  Omdurman      Sudan           4-0     World Cup Qualifier
26   29- 7-2001  Port Harcourt Ghana           3-0     World Cup Qualifier
27   21- 1-2002  Bamako        Algeria         1-0     African Nations Cup 
28   24- 1-2002  Bamako        Mali            0-0     African Nations Cup 
29   28- 1-2002  Mopti         Liberia         1-0     African Nations Cup 
30    3- 2-2002  Bamako        Ghana           1-0     African Nations Cup 
31    7- 2-2002  Bamako        Senegal         1-2     African Nations Cup 
32    9- 2-2002  Mopti         Mali            1-0     African Nations Cup 
33   26- 3-2002  London        Paraguay        1-1       
34   17- 4-2002  Aberdeen      Scotland        2-1  
35   16- 5-2002  Dublin        Ireland         2-1 
36    2- 6-2002  Ibaraki       Argentina       0-1     World Cup 
37    7- 6-2002  Kobe          Sweden          1-2     World Cup
38   25- 5-2003  Kingston      Jamaica         2-3     
39    7- 6-2003  Abuja         Malawi          4-1     African Nations Cup Qualifier  
40   11- 6-2003  Abuja         Brazil          0-3 
41   26- 7-2003  Watford       Venezuela       1-0
42   27- 1-2004  Monastir      Morocco         0-1     African Nations Cup 
43   31- 1-2004  Monastir      South Africa    4-0     African Nations Cup  
44    4- 2-2004  Sfax          Benin           2-1     African Nations Cup 
45    8- 2-2004  Monastir      Cameroon        2-1     African Nations Cup    
46   11- 2-2004  Tunis         Tunisia         1-1 [2] African Nations Cup    
47   13- 2-2004  Monastir      Mali            2-1     African Nations Cup   
48    8-10-2004  Libreville    Gabon           1-1     World Cup Qualifier  
49   26- 3-2005  Port Harcourt Gabon           2-0     World Cup Qualifier 
50    5- 6-2005  Kigali        Rwanda          1-1     World Cup Qualifier 
51   18- 6-2005  Kano          Angola          1-1     World Cup Qualifier
52   17- 8-2005  Tripoli       Libya           1-0 
53    4- 9-2005  Oran          Algeria         5-2     World Cup Qualifier
54    8-10-2005  Abuja         Zimbabwe        5-1     World Cup Qualifier    
55   23- 1-2006  Port Said     Ghana           1-0     African Nations Cup    
56   27- 1-2006  Port Said     Zimbabwe        2-0     African Nations Cup 
57   31- 1-2006  Port Said     Senegal         2-1     African Nations Cup   
58    3- 2-2006  Port Said     Tunisia         1-1 [3] African Nations Cup 
59    7- 2-2006  Alexandria    Ivory Coast     0-1     African Nations Cup    
60    9- 2-2006  Cairo         Senegal         1-0     African Nations Cup 
61    2- 9-2006  Abuja         Niger           2-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
62    8-10-2006  Maseru        Lesotho         1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier  
63   24- 3-2007  Abeokuta      Uganda          1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier  
64   27- 5-2007  Nairobi       Kenya           1-0    
65    2- 6-2007  Kampala       Uganda          2-1     African Nations Cup Qualifier  
66   17- 6-2007  Niamey        Niger           3-1     African Nations Cup Qualifier 
67   22- 8-2007  Skopje        Macedonia       0-0    
68    8- 9-2007  Warri         Lesotho         2-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier      

[1] Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalties.   
[2] Nigeria lost 3-5 on penalties. 
[3] Nigeria won 6-5 on penalties.   

NB: for the match against Romania (25- 5-1994) no evidence was found that
    Nwankwo Kanu played. 


Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    68   39   12   17	101-  62      90      66.17

Types of Matches 

African Nations Cup     25
World Cup Qualifier     17
Friendlies              13    
World Cup                5        
African Cup Qualifier    6  
Afro-Asian Cup           2
                  
Total caps:       	68


Goals:

Cap  3     1 goal
Cap  7     1 goal
Cap 18     1 goal  
Cap 20     1 goal 
Cap 21     1 goal 
Cap 24     1 goal 
Cap 38     1 goal 
Cap 39     2 goals
Cap 49     1 goal  
Cap 54     1 goal 
Cap 63     1 goal  
Cap 66     1 goal  

Total     13 goals    


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Author: Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin (fernandopasso2004@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 14 Dec 2007

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