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Celebrity Buzz Months after winning the Champions League, Nwankwo Kanu was told he had a heart defect. Then he won Olympic gold
Nwankwo Kanu won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and captained Nigeria to Olympic gold in 1996, then learned he had a serious heart defect. After surgery, he returned to play for Inter Milan and Arsenal and set up the Kanu Heart Foundation to help African children with heart conditions.
Celebrity Buzz “So good they named him twice”: Jay-Jay Okocha, the Nigerian magician of Frankfurt, PSG and Bolton
Augustine "Jay-Jay" Okocha, one of the most skilful footballers Africa has produced, dazzled fans in Germany, Turkey, France and England. He won Olympic gold with Nigeria in 1996 and became a cult hero at Bolton Wanderers, where fans said he was so good they named him twice.
