Leyin igba ti o pari eko re ni odun 1960, o wole si ile eko Sekondiri ti Adamawa ni odun kana, pelu omo ile-iwe okandinlogota(59) bi ti re.. 
earlier on at the start of his career, kánú was instrumental in Nigeria's acetyl success at the 1993 FIFA U-17 tournament in Japan and their subsequent 2–1 victory over Ghana in the final.. 