Nwankwo Kanu: Super Eagles Legend Destroyed Chelsea With 2nd Half Hattrick in Tough EPL Tie, Video

• Arsenal on Saturday, October 23, 1999, came back from two-goal down to beat Chelsea 3-2
• Nigerian football legend Kanu Nwankwo was the hero for the Gunners as he scored a hat-trick
• It was a bad day in the office for all Chelsea players and their fans

Saturday, October 23, 1999, was a day many Chelsea fans won't forget easily considering how Super Eagles legend Nwankwo Kanu destroyed the Blues with a second-half hat-trick in a tough Premier League match.

Going into this Premier League battle, Chelsea players who were at home were so confident of getting a win against Arsene Wenger's led Gunners.

It was eight-month after Arsenal had signed Nwankwo Kanu from Inter Milan where he scored one goal in 12 games.

On match-day, the Nigerian legend won the heart of virtually all Arsenal fans with his superb performance which ensured that the Gunners come back from 2-0 down to win the encounter.

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How Nwankwo Kanu destroyed Chelsea

The Blues looked to have wrapped up the fiercely contested London derby with 30 minutes to go thanks to headers from Tore Andre Flo and Dan Petrescu who gave the hosts the lead.

According to Complete Sports and All Nigerian Soccer, goalkeeper Ed De Goey had not conceded a Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge at that time before Kanu Nwankwo embarrassed him.

With 15 minutes to the end of the match, Chelsea fans were expecting their players to score more against Arsenal.

However, Kanu intercepted a Marc Overmars shot to pull one back for Arsenal.

In the 83rd minute, Kanu scored his second goal with a brilliant assist again from Overmars.

After netting his brace, Chelsea faithful were shocked and they did not believe what their eyes saw. To make things worse for them, Kanu netted his third goal in the 90th minute for Arsenal to win 3-2.

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Kanu acts as bus conductor

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles legend Nwankwo Kanu transformed himself into a bus conductor while conveying players of his football academy to their training ground.

The video has since gone viral on social media, with fans all having their say.

Kanu, a former Arsenal striker, is among the biggest players from the African continent considering the Gunners won the Premier League title with him on the team.