Nwankwo Kanu Recalls the Ugly Day 1 Pretty Nigerian Woman Saved His Life

• Former footballer Nwankwo Kanu has disclosed the role his wife Amara played years back to save his life
• Nwankwo Kanu explained that his wife noticed that he was having issues with his heart and urged him to go to hospital
• When they got to the hospital and tests were conducted, Nwankwo Kanu was told to do emergency surgery

Former Nigerian footballer Nwankwo Kanu has recalled how his wife Amara saved his life years back when she insisted on going for medical checkup after hearing his heartbeat.

After putting their children to bed for them to rest, Nwankwo Kanu and his wife were both having smooth discussion in their bedroom before Amara noticed that her husband was not breathing normally.

Amara was scared with the situation and urged the former Arsenal star to get it checked at the hospital where he was told that his wife was right.

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According to the report on Mirror, Nwankwo Kanu was told at the hospital that he needed urgent operation to save his life which he agreed to do.

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“She was saying I should go for a check-up so I took her advice. Now I know that being fit and strong doesn’t make your heart 100%.

“Anything to do with heart operations is major. You don’t pray to be in that situation. The heart is the most important machine in the body and when it goes off it’s finished.”

Kanu and his wife traveled to Ohio where the six-hour operation was done and successful.

Okocha claims Brazilian legend and former PSG teammate Ronaldinho tried to imitate his skills

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Nigerian international Jay Jay Okocha once stated that Brazilian sensation Ronaldinho attempted to emulate his magical dribbling skills.

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The pair played alongside each other at the French club Paris Saint-Germain from 2001 to 2003, but it was the Brazilian who met the Nigerian at the Parisian club.

In 2001, Ronaldinho joined PSG at the age of 21 when he signed from Gremio as he struggled to find his fit in Europe.

During a chat with Egyptian TV, Jay Jay Okocha stated that the then young player learnt a lot from him and tried to copy some of his skills.

Cameroonian legend and the country’s current FA president. Samuel Eto'o, who was a teammate of Ronaldinho at FC Barcelona, also stated that Okocha never received his deserved recognition.