Earlier on at the start of his career, Kanu was instrumental in Nigeria's overall success at the 1993 FIFA U-17 tournament in Japan and their subsequent 2-1 victory over Ghana in the final.. 
Ẹkùn àríwá tipa bẹ́ẹ̀ jẹ́ apá kan Ralì Sokoto àti ìjọba kanem-Bornu.. 