29-01-2021, 05:04 PM
(28-01-2021, 08:47 PM)mikey393 Wrote: Aggh the difference is African years about x 1.5 so approx 45!
The rumours of Kanu's age are all bollox ... he looked older and ran like an older man by the time he was with us because of his heart condition.
But if you seek out photos of him as a 19 year old at Ajax he could not possible be any older than 19, in fact he looks younger.
Nigerian birth certificates are not 100% safe by any means, particularly in rural areas, but he was born in one of the big cities in Nigeria and no reason to doubt his.
I was lucky enough to meet him in the Victory Suite once, and he was telling anyone that asked that this age was correct but he was happy to play along with the myth becuase he thought the song was funny.