Nwankwo Kanu Arrives in Gambia, West Africa

Nwankwo Kanu arrives at Banjul Airport in The Gambia and is met by Fatima Sillah of the Flourish Resort and hundreds of football fans.

Kanu won 87 caps for Nigeria and captained the Super Eagles on numerous occasions. Kanu has won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year awards amongst others.

He is also one of few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal.

He made the third-most substitute appearances in Premier League history, appearing from the bench 118 times.

Kanu underwent heart surgery in November 1996 to replace an aortic valve. Kanu's experience also led to his founding the Kanu Heart Foundation, an organisation that helps predominantly young African children who suffer heart defects and whose work was expanded to provide aid for homeless children in 2008.

Kanu is known throughout Africa for his philanthropic work and he is also a UNICEF ambassador.