Ni odun 1965, o keko jade ni ile-iwe naa, o si ni "grade three ni idanwo abajade WAEC re.Leyin iwe sekondiri, Abubakar tesiwaju iwe ni Nigeria Police College ni Kaduna, sugbon o kuro leyin igba die nitori ko fi eri esi idanwo Mathematics re han.. 
With five goals, he was LÓRÍ-top Scorer in the tournament with Peter anosike and Manuel neira.As well as winning the Olympics gold in the football event at 1996 Olympics, kánú participated in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.. 